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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. Mary tells the police detectives that Patrick was where when she returned from the store?
(a) Lying on the floor
(b) Curled up in the bathtub
(c) Slumped over in his chair
(d) Sitting upright on the couch

2. What kind of look describes Mary’s eyes in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Excited
(b) Wondering
(c) Placid
(d) Mourning

3. How are the curtains arranged in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Only the right curtain is open
(b) Only the left curtain is open
(c) The curtains are drawn
(d) The curtains are wide open

4. What does Mary do with the meat after killing Patrick?
(a) Puts it in the oven
(b) Throws it onto the grill
(c) Throws it into the trash
(d) Puts it into the fireplace

5. What does Mary do at the end of the short story?
(a) She trembles
(b) She vomits
(c) She giggles
(d) She cries

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a prominent literary element in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. As the search goes on, Mary knows that there are other policemen searching where?

3. How is the room that Mary waits in described in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. What happens to the murder weapon in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

5. Who is the officer who is asked by another in the kitchen, “What do you think?”

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