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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. How long does the police detective take when he goes to check Mary’s alibi at the store?
(a) 8 minutes
(b) 25 minutes
(c) 15 minutes
(d) 35 minutes

2. Where does Mary discover her dead husband lying after she returns from the store?
(a) In the bedroom
(b) In the bathroom
(c) On the stairs
(d) In the living room

3. What is Mary’s response when the police officer on the phone asks, “Who’s speaking?”
(a) Patrick’s wife, Mary
(b) It’s Mary Maloney
(c) Mary M., Maloney, that is
(d) Mrs. Maloney. Mrs. Patrick Maloney

4. What time does the clock say when Mary begins to listen for her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) 8:05 p.m.
(b) 5:15 p.m.
(c) 3:30 p.m.
(d) 4:50 p.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Patrick tells Mary after he’s finished his story, “So there it is. And I know it’s kind of” what?

2. What kind of quality describes Mary’s skin in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. 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?

4. Patrick’s “statement” to Mary is not detailed in the text, but is said to last now long at most?

5. Where does Mary sit in the bedroom after killing Patrick?

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