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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 a literary technique used to develop suspense in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Foreshadowing
(b) Literary allusion
(c) Assonance
(d) Nonlinear plot

2. How is Mary said to greet the store clerk when she arrives after killing Patrick?
(a) Brightly
(b) Sadly
(c) Decisively
(d) Faintly

3. How long does the police detective take when he goes to check Mary’s alibi at the store?
(a) 8 minutes
(b) 35 minutes
(c) 25 minutes
(d) 15 minutes

4. How are Patrick’s legs described when Mary sees his body after returning from the store?
(a) In a knot
(b) Doubled up
(c) At right angles
(d) Straight as arrows

5. What member of the investigative team departs after the body has been carried out on a stretcher?
(a) The fingerprint man
(b) A police photographer
(c) Charlie
(d) A doctor

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first police officer to examine Patrick’s body?

2. How is the shape of Patrick’s mouth described in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. Mary’s feelings for her husband in the beginning of the story are defined in which way?

4. What does Mary do with the meat after killing Patrick?

5. Mary notices a little muscle twitching where on Patrick’s face as he begins to talk to her?

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