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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lamb to the Slaughter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator compares “that warm male glow that came out of him to her when they were alone together” to what in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Lava
(b) A geyser
(c) A fire
(d) The sun

2. As the search goes on, Mary knows that there are other policemen searching where?
(a) At her mother’s house
(b) At the grocery store
(c) In the garden around the house
(d) In the cellar and attic

3. What refers to the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed?
(a) Prosecution
(b) Alibi
(c) Motive
(d) Sentence

4. What time does the clock say when Mary begins to listen for her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) 4:50 p.m.
(b) 3:30 p.m.
(c) 5:15 p.m.
(d) 8:05 p.m.

5. Where does Mary set her parcel from the store down when she enters her home?
(a) In the sink
(b) In a chair
(c) On the kitchen table
(d) On the floor

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name is Mary addressed by the store clerk?

2. What dessert does Mary purchase at the store?

3. What is Mary doing as she enters her home from the store?

4. One of the police detectives asks Mary if anything in the house could have been used as a weapon and if she will take a look around to see if anything is missing. What items does he suggest?

5. When Mary gets up to leave the room after Patrick’s related his story, she cannot feel what?

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