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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 Patrick said to travel in relation to Mary as he relates his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Closer and closer to her with each word
(b) Further and further away from her with each word
(c) Entangling toward her with each word
(d) Above and beyond her with each word

2. Which object from “Lamb to the Slaughter” symbolizes “revenge”?
(a) The wall clock
(b) The leg of lamb
(c) The newspaper article
(d) The pastry string

3. The narrator's description of Mary and her husband’s home leads the reader to assume they fit into what economic bracket?
(a) Upper class
(b) Middle class
(c) Ruling class
(d) Lower class

4. One of the officers in the kitchen says “That’s a hell of a big” what that was “used to hit poor Patrick”?
(a) Board
(b) Log
(c) Club
(d) Brick

5. How are Mary’s eyes described in the story?
(a) Beady
(b) Large
(c) Slanted
(d) Small

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed?

2. What does the store clerk inquire if Mary wants to purchase?

3. What is Mary doing as she enters her home from the store?

4. What is Mary’s response when Patrick tells her, “Listen, I’ve got something to tell you”?

5. What is a literary technique used to develop suspense in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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