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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 does Patrick say when Mary “began to get frightened” in the first section of the story?
(a) I don’t want any dinner
(b) Just for a minute, sit down
(c) Is dinner ready yet?
(d) I need another drink

2. How many notes does the police detective have when he returns from checking Mary’s alibi at the store?
(a) A paragraph of notes
(b) A couple of sentences as notes
(c) Two pages of notes
(d) A page of notes

3. Where was author Roald Dahl born?
(a) Wales
(b) Russia
(c) Poland
(d) Norway

4. How many policemen are left in Mary’s house after they’ve all had drinks?
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 1

5. One of the officers in the kitchen says of the murder weapon, “"Personally, I think it's” where?
(a) Out in the yard
(b) Right here on the premises
(c) Long gone
(d) In the basement

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives after the police detectives to investigate Patrick’s death?

2. Sergeant Noonan discovers that what is still on in the kitchen?

3. What word from the story refers to a state of being desperate or wild with excitement, passion or fear?

4. Patrick tells Mary in the story, “I've thought about it a good deal and I've decided the only thing to do is” what?

5. Mary stops to wonder after killing Patrick, “What were the laws about murderers with” what?

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