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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 is the store clerk’s response when Mary asks him if he thinks her dinner will be all right despite being cooked from frozen?
(a) I wouldn’t know, I am a vegetarian
(b) Personally, I don’t believe it makes any difference
(c) Personally, I would thaw it first
(d) Personally, I will only eat them fresh

2. How is Mary said to greet the store clerk when she arrives after killing Patrick?
(a) Brightly
(b) Sadly
(c) Faintly
(d) Decisively

3. How is Mary said to feel as she comes out of her shock after killing Patrick in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Paranoid and energetic
(b) Sickened and tortured
(c) Fearful and repellant
(d) Cold and surprised

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

5. Patrick tells Mary that what he has to say will be what to her in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) A bit of a shock
(b) Potentially crushing
(c) Somewhat of a relief
(d) Not what she wants to hear

Short Answer Questions

1. After Patrick is confirmed as dead, who arrives next to Mary’s house to join the investigation?

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

3. Patrick tells Mary after relating his story that “there needn’t really be any” what?

4. One of the police detectives asks Mary if anything in the house could have been used as a weapon and if she will take a look around to see if anything is missing. What items does he suggest?

5. Mary is awaiting her husband’s arrival from where in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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