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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. How does Mary greet her husband when he arrives in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) I missed you
(b) Hullo darling
(c) Hello sweetheart
(d) Welcome home

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

3. “Lamb to the Slaughter” was adapted for an episode of what television show?
(a) Saturday Night Live
(b) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(c) Unsolved Mysteries
(d) The Twilight Zone

4. What is the meat from the freezer wrapped in?
(a) Foil
(b) Burlap
(c) Plastic
(d) Paper

5. What is described as being “twisted back underneath [Patrick’s] body” when Mary returns home from the store?
(a) Patrick’s neck
(b) Patrick’s arm
(c) Patrick’s leg
(d) Patrick’s foot

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Patrick’s profession in the short story?

2. Who gets up at once after the congealed blood is found on Patrick’s head and hurries to the phone?

3. 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?

4. How does Mary reenter her home after going to the store?

5. What color is Patrick’s second drink that he makes for himself described as?

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