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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 are the first thoughts that Mary thinks after killing her husband?
(a) I must call the police
(b) All right. So I’ve killed him
(c) Oh dear Lord what have I done
(d) Hail to Mary, I’ve done it

2. What is Mary’s response when she sees Patrick’s body after returning from the store?
(a) She kicks the body
(b) She begins crying
(c) She laughs
(d) She runs and hides

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

4. What “unusual” thing does Patrick do after he arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) He sits outside on the porch
(b) He lies down in bed
(c) He downs his drink in one swallow
(d) He goes out to the garage

5. According to the narrator, “the detectives kept asking [Mary] a lot of questions. But they always treated her” how?
(a) Respectfully
(b) Kindly
(c) Suspiciously
(d) Innocently

Short Answer Questions

1. As Mary, in the living room, listens to the policemen in the kitchen, their voices are described as being what “because their mouths were full of meat”?

2. Who gets up at once after the congealed blood is found on Patrick’s head and hurries to the phone?

3. Of the murder weapon, one of the policemen in the kitchen says that it is probably where?

4. By what name does Mary call Sergeant Noonan as the investigation continues?

5. 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?

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