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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. When Mary gets up to leave the room after Patrick’s related his story, she cannot feel what?
(a) Her feet touching the floor
(b) Her eyes, gazing around the room
(c) Her face looking in the mirror
(d) Her hands reaching for her coat

2. What day of the week is it in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Friday
(b) Thursday
(c) Tuesday
(d) Sunday

3. Where in “Lamb to the Slaughter” does the rising action take place?
(a) When the police arrive at Mary’s door
(b) When Mary calls the police
(c) When Patrick tells Mary he’s leaving her
(d) When Mary goes to the store

4. What member of the investigative team departs after the body has been carried out on a stretcher?
(a) The fingerprint man
(b) Charlie
(c) A police photographer
(d) A doctor

5. Where does Mary sit in the bedroom after killing Patrick?
(a) On the side of the bed
(b) At the foot of the bed
(c) Before the mirror
(d) In front of the window

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the murder weapon in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. How are the curtains arranged in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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

4. Mary is described as loving the way that Patrick remains silent about his what, in the beginning of the short story?

5. What beverage is sitting out as Mary waits in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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