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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) Hello sweetheart
(c) Hullo darling
(d) Welcome home

2. What kind of air is described about Mary and “everything she did” in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) A slow smiling air
(b) A quick frantic air
(c) A free-spirited air
(d) A methodical air

3. 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) Long gone
(c) Out in the yard
(d) In the basement

4. The narrator states that Mary “loved to” do what “in the presence of this man” (Patrick) in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Entertain
(b) Pray
(c) Philosophize
(d) Luxuriate

5. What refers to the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed?
(a) Prosecution
(b) Sentence
(c) Motive
(d) Alibi

Short Answer Questions

1. As the search goes on, Mary knows that there are other policemen searching where?

2. By what name is Mary addressed by the store clerk?

3. 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?

4. What does Patrick say when Mary “began to get frightened” in the first section of the story?

5. What does Mary ask Sergeant Noonan to give her as the investigation continues?

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