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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. How is the room that Mary waits in described in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Dark but dirty
(b) Dark but clean
(c) Warm and clean
(d) Cold and dirty

2. Who does Mary rehearse speaking to in her bedroom after killing Patrick?
(a) Sam
(b) Patrick
(c) O’Malley
(d) Paul

3. What does Mary attempt to do when Patrick tells her to “sit down” after he arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Call the police
(b) Call her mother
(c) Go to the grocery store
(d) Make him a second drink

4. How does Mary reenter her home after going to the store?
(a) Through the front door
(b) Through the cellar door
(c) Through the back door
(d) Through the front window

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week is it in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. How is the shape of Patrick’s mouth described in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. Of the murder weapon, one of the policemen in the kitchen says that it is probably where?

4. One of the officers in the kitchen says of Patrick, “The doc says his skull was smashed all to pieces just like from a” what?

5. What reason does Mary give to the store clerk for her staying in tonight?

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