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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. Which object from “Lamb to the Slaughter” symbolizes “revenge”?
(a) The pastry string
(b) The leg of lamb
(c) The wall clock
(d) The newspaper article

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

3. What is Sergeant Noonan’s first name in the story?
(a) Patrick
(b) Jack
(c) Peter
(d) James

4. What word from the story refers to keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss?
(a) Wonder
(b) Frantic
(c) Grief
(d) Astonishment

5. Mary is told by the policemen that her husband has been killed how?
(a) By drowning in the bathtub
(b) By a gunshot wound to the stomach
(c) By suffocation after being hung
(d) By a blow to the back of the head

Short Answer Questions

1. From what narrative tense is “Lamb to the Slaughter” related?

2. How does Mary reenter her home after going to the store?

3. Mary’s feelings for her husband in the beginning of the story are defined in which way?

4. What beverage is sitting out as Mary waits in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

5. What time does the clock say when Mary begins to listen for her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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