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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 kind of look describes Mary’s eyes in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Wondering
(b) Mourning
(c) Placid
(d) Excited

2. How does Mary greet her husband when he arrives in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Welcome home
(b) Hello sweetheart
(c) Hullo darling
(d) I missed you

3. What is described in the Thermos bucket in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Fresh ice cubes
(b) A bottle of beer
(c) A bottle of champagne
(d) Stagnant water

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

5. Who is offered more as Mary listens to the policemen in the kitchen eating?
(a) Charlie
(b) Patrick
(c) Mary
(d) Sergeant Noonan

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the drink that Mary mixes for Patrick described after he arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. Mary explains that she hasn’t made any supper for what reason in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. What is the officer’s reply when another says from the kitchen, "She wants us to finish it. She said so. Be doing her a favor”?

4. What does Mary request while she’s rehearsing in her room after killing Patrick?

5. Who is working at the store when Mary arrives after killing Patrick?

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