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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. Where does Mary tell the police officer on the phone that Patrick is when she calls them?
(a) Lying on the floor
(b) In his chair
(c) Slumped over the sofa
(d) On the stairs

2. How is Mary said to feel as she comes out of her shock after killing Patrick in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Cold and surprised
(b) Paranoid and energetic
(c) Fearful and repellant
(d) Sickened and tortured

3. What does Mary ask Sergeant Noonan to give her as the investigation continues?
(a) A drink
(b) A notepad
(c) A police sketch
(d) A gun

4. All of Mary’s movements are said to be what, after Patrick has told her his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Monotonous
(b) Ominous
(c) Automatic
(d) Stilted

5. How does Mary greet her husband when he arrives in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Hello sweetheart
(b) I missed you
(c) Welcome home
(d) Hullo darling

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mary set her parcel from the store down when she enters her home?

2. What is the store clerk’s response when Mary asks him if he thinks her dinner will be all right despite being cooked from frozen?

3. What does Mary request while she’s rehearsing in her room after killing Patrick?

4. What word from the story means a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law?

5. Mary stops to wonder after killing Patrick, “What were the laws about murderers with” what?

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