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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 first thing that Mary says after Patrick has related his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) I have laundry to do
(b) I’ll get the supper
(c) I am in shock
(d) Get out of here

2. Patrick tells Mary after relating his story that “there needn’t really be any” what?
(a) Yelling
(b) Fuss
(c) Hatred
(d) Agony

3. One of the officers in the kitchen says of Patrick, “The doc says his skull was smashed all to pieces just like from a” what?
(a) Sledgehammer
(b) Baseball bat
(c) A piece of firewood
(d) Tire iron

4. Mary overhears the police detective telling another that the store clerk said Mary’s behavior was what?
(a) Very strange
(b) Quite normal
(c) Slightly paranoid
(d) Overly giddy

5. What is described in the Thermos bucket in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) A bottle of beer
(b) Fresh ice cubes
(c) Stagnant water
(d) A bottle of champagne

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does the clock say when Mary begins to listen for her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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

3. As Mary walks home from the store, the narrator states, “Mind you, she wasn’t expecting to find anything. She was just going home with the” what?

4. What are the first thoughts that Mary thinks after killing her husband?

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

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