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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 is told by the policemen that the weapon used to kill her husband was “most certainly a large piece of” what?
(a) Wood
(b) Plastic
(c) Metal
(d) Rock

2. What does Mary resume doing after Patrick arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Humming
(b) Sewing
(c) Reading
(d) Cooking

3. Who discovers a small patch of congealed blood on Patrick’s head when the police arrive?
(a) A police photographer
(b) Charlie
(c) Sergeant Noonan
(d) O'Malley

4. Patrick tells Mary not to make supper for him for what reason in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) He’s going out
(b) He’s not hungry
(c) He doesn’t like her cooking
(d) It is too late in the day

5. Who is the first police officer to examine Patrick’s body?
(a) Sam
(b) O’Malley
(c) Sergeant Noonan
(d) Charlie

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a literary technique used to develop suspense in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. Where was author Roald Dahl born?

3. How does Mary greet her husband when he arrives in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. How is Patrick said to travel in relation to Mary as he relates his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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

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