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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 is the drink that Mary mixes for herself described in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Ice cold
(b) Just right
(c) Weak
(d) Strong

2. What is Mary doing as she awaits her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Listening to the radio
(b) Sewing
(c) Painting
(d) Reading

3. How many notes does the police detective have when he returns from checking Mary’s alibi at the store?
(a) A page of notes
(b) A paragraph of notes
(c) Two pages of notes
(d) A couple of sentences as notes

4. What color is Patrick’s second drink that he makes for himself described as?
(a) Light crimson
(b) Black
(c) Light brown
(d) Dark amber

5. Who is the protagonist of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Mary
(b) Patrick
(c) Sergeant Noonan
(d) Sam

Short Answer Questions

1. Patrick tells Mary after relating his story that “there needn’t really be any” what?

2. What is a prominent literary element in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. Patrick tells Mary that he’ll give her what after he’s related his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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

5. What does Mary tell the police detectives she went to the store to buy when they question her?

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