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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. Patrick tells Mary that he’ll give her what after he’s related his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) The child
(b) The car
(c) The house
(d) Money

2. Who is the officer who is asked by another in the kitchen, “What do you think?”
(a) Sergeant Noonan
(b) Charlie
(c) The fingerprint man
(d) O'Malley

3. Who arrives after the police detectives to investigate Patrick’s death?
(a) Sergeant Noonan
(b) O'Malley
(c) A doctor
(d) A police photographer

4. Mary explains that she hasn’t made any supper for what reason in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) She is very sick
(b) They are eating at the neighbor’s house
(c) They are out of food
(d) They eat out on Thursdays

5. What kind of store does Mary go to after killing Patrick?
(a) A taxidermy store
(b) A grocery store
(c) A bookstore
(d) A candy store

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Mary call Sergeant Noonan as the investigation continues?

2. Where does Mary exit the home after killing Patrick?

3. How many table lamps are described in the room in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. Who is working at the store when Mary arrives after killing Patrick?

5. When Sergeant Noonan offers to take Mary to another house for the night, she responds that she “didn’t feel like she could move even” how much “at the moment”?

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