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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. What is the meat from the freezer wrapped in?
(a) Plastic
(b) Burlap
(c) Paper
(d) Foil

2. Mary tells the police detectives that she was doing what when Patrick arrived home from work?
(a) Sewing
(b) Singing
(c) Cleaning
(d) Reading

3. What literary style that applies to “Lamb to the Slaughter” refers to the use of the grotesque, morbid, or absurd for darkly comic purposes?
(a) Metaphor
(b) Assonance
(c) Black humor
(d) Alliteration

4. By what name is Mary addressed by the store clerk?
(a) Mary
(b) Mrs. Maloney
(c) Mrs. M.
(d) Miss Mary

5. Mary is described as loving the way that Patrick remains silent about his what, in the beginning of the short story?
(a) Frustration
(b) Anger
(c) Admiration
(d) Tiredness

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary hides the truth about Patrick’s murder to presumably protect whom?

2. What does Mary do at the end of the short story?

3. What dessert does Mary purchase at the store?

4. Mary explains that she hasn’t made any supper for what reason in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

5. What is Mary’s presumed reason for killing her husband in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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