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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 notices a little muscle twitching where on Patrick’s face as he begins to talk to her?
(a) Near the left corner of his mouth
(b) Near the corner of his right eye
(c) Near the corner of his left eye
(d) On his forehead

2. Mary stops to wonder after killing Patrick, “What were the laws about murderers with” what?
(a) Ties to their victims
(b) Unborn children
(c) Religious convictions
(d) Medical conditions

3. What word from the story refers to a state of being desperate or wild with excitement, passion or fear?
(a) Grief
(b) Wonder
(c) Astonishment
(d) Frantic

4. What does Mary request while she’s rehearsing in her room after killing Patrick?
(a) Her mother’s phone number
(b) A lawyer
(c) Ham and eggs
(d) Potatoes and peas

5. Mary tells the store clerk that Patrick has caught her without any what?
(a) Beverages
(b) Vegetables
(c) Dessert
(d) Meat

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first sound that Mary hears of her husband’s arrival in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. One of the policemen says to Mary, “It’s the old story. Get the weapon, and you’ve got” what?

3. The narrator states that Mary “loved to” do what “in the presence of this man” (Patrick) in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. Mary is told by the policemen that her husband has been killed with what weapon?

5. What does Mary attempt to do when Patrick tells her to “sit down” after he arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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