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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. One of the policemen says to Mary, “It’s the old story. Get the weapon, and you’ve got” what?
(a) More questions
(b) The man
(c) A good lead
(d) The answers

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

3. What is a prominent literary element in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Onomatopoeia
(b) Literary allusion
(c) Symbolism
(d) Repetitive verse

4. Mary hides the truth about Patrick’s murder to presumably protect whom?
(a) Her mother
(b) Patrick’s lover
(c) Her unborn child
(d) Her secret lover

5. Who is working at the store when Mary arrives after killing Patrick?
(a) Robert
(b) Patrick
(c) Charlie
(d) Sam

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mary doing as she awaits her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. Mary is described as loving the way that Patrick remains silent about his what, in the beginning of the short story?

3. Mary is said to be the wife of what after killing her husband?

4. What is the “small favor” that Mary asks of Sergeant Noonan and the other officers?

5. As Patrick begins to talk to Mary, the lamplight leaves what aspects of his face in shadow?

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