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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. Where does Mary sit in the bedroom after killing Patrick?
(a) At the foot of the bed
(b) In front of the window
(c) Before the mirror
(d) On the side of the bed

2. 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) Brick
(d) Club

3. Of the murder weapon, one of the policemen in the kitchen says, "Whoever done it, they're not going to be carrying a thing like that around with them longer than they” what?
(a) Can
(b) Got to
(c) Should
(d) Need

4. From what narrative point of view is “Lamb to the Slaughter” related?
(a) Second person
(b) Fourth person
(c) Third person
(d) First person

5. As Mary walks home from the store, the narrator states, “Mind you, she wasn’t expecting to find anything. She was just going home with the” what?
(a) Steak
(b) Vegetables
(c) Bread
(d) Whiskey

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mary’s last name in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. According to the narrator, Mary “knew [Patrick] didn’t want to speak much until” what was finished?

3. Mary tells the police detectives that she was doing what when Patrick arrived home from work?

4. “Lamb to the Slaughter” was initially rejected by what periodical for publication?

5. From what narrative tense is “Lamb to the Slaughter” related?

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