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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. One of the officers in the kitchen says of Patrick, “The doc says his skull was smashed all to pieces just like from a” what?
(a) Baseball bat
(b) A piece of firewood
(c) Sledgehammer
(d) Tire iron

2. What is the first thing that Mary says after Patrick has related his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) I have laundry to do
(b) Get out of here
(c) I am in shock
(d) I’ll get the supper

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

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

5. Mary is said to be the wife of what after killing her husband?
(a) A philanthropist
(b) A gentleman
(c) A saint
(d) A detective

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described in the Thermos bucket in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. What look in Patrick’s eyes does Mary love, as described in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. Mary tells herself as she walks home from the store, “That’s the way. Do Everything” how?

4. How are Patrick’s legs described when Mary sees his body after returning from the store?

5. Who is offered more as Mary listens to the policemen in the kitchen eating?

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