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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. Sergeant Noonan asks Mary if she would like to go somewhere else and suggests going to whose house in the story?
(a) Mary’s brother’s house
(b) Mary’s sister’s house
(c) Patrick’s sister’s house
(d) Mary’s parent’s house

2. Mary is described as loving the way that Patrick remains silent about his what, in the beginning of the short story?
(a) Anger
(b) Admiration
(c) Tiredness
(d) Frustration

3. “Lamb to the Slaughter” was initially rejected by what periodical for publication?
(a) Harper’s Magazine
(b) Newsweek
(c) The New Yorker
(d) Readers Digest

4. Mary is told by the policemen that the weapon used to kill her husband was “most certainly a large piece of” what?
(a) Wood
(b) Metal
(c) Rock
(d) Plastic

5. What does Mary attempt to do in the bedroom after killing Patrick?
(a) Scream
(b) Call her mother
(c) Cry
(d) Smile

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary buy at the store after she’s killed Patrick?

2. Patrick tells Mary after relating his story that “there needn’t really be any” what?

3. What is Mary’s response when she sees Patrick’s body after returning from the store?

4. What kind of look describes Mary’s eyes in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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

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