View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, “the detectives kept asking [Mary] a lot of questions. But they always treated her” how?
(a) Kindly
(b) Suspiciously
(c) Innocently
(d) Respectfully

2. How many policemen are left in Mary’s house after they’ve all had drinks?
(a) 5
(b) 1
(c) 4
(d) 3

3. Patrick tells Mary after relating his story that “there needn’t really be any” what?
(a) Hatred
(b) Yelling
(c) Fuss
(d) Agony

4. The narrator states in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter,” that the time when Mary’s husband arrives home is always what kind of “time of day” for her?
(a) Mediocre
(b) Maddening
(c) Jealous
(d) Blissful

5. Where does Mary say there’s “plenty of meat and stuff” after Patrick’s arrival?
(a) In the garage
(b) In the cellar
(c) In the cabinets
(d) In the freezer

Short Answer Questions

1. Sergeant Noonan discovers that what is still on in the kitchen?

2. Mary is awaiting her husband’s arrival from where in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. The plot structure of “Lamb to the Slaughter” depicts which qualities?

4. Who does Mary rehearse speaking to in her bedroom after killing Patrick?

5. Where does Mary discover her dead husband lying after she returns from the store?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 245 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample