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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. When Mary leaves to go to the store, it’s not yet what time?
(a) 6:00 p.m
(b) 3:00 p.m.
(c) 10:00 a.m.
(d) 9:00 p.m.

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

3. What word from the story refers to keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss?
(a) Frantic
(b) Grief
(c) Wonder
(d) Astonishment

4. The plot structure of “Lamb to the Slaughter” depicts which qualities?
(a) It follows a traditional plot line
(b) It follows an anticlimactic plot line
(c) It follows a postmodern plot line
(d) It follows a nonlinear plot line

5. Patrick tells Mary not to make supper for him for what reason in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) He’s not hungry
(b) He doesn’t like her cooking
(c) He’s going out
(d) It is too late in the day

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As the search goes on, Mary knows that there are other policemen searching where?

3. What beverage is sitting out as Mary waits in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. Mary overhears the police detective telling another that the store clerk said Mary’s behavior was what?

5. Patrick tells Mary in the first half of “Lamb to the Slaughter,” “I hope you won’t blame” who too much?

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