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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 presumed setting of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) The United States
(b) England
(c) France
(d) Canada

2. What kind of meat does Mary take from the freezer in the story?
(a) A whole salmon
(b) A leg of lamb
(c) A venison roast
(d) A string of sausages

3. What reason does Mary give to the store clerk for her staying in tonight?
(a) The restaurant is closed
(b) Patrick is tired
(c) The car needs repairs
(d) She is feeling ill

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

5. What kind of store does Mary go to after killing Patrick?
(a) A taxidermy store
(b) A candy store
(c) A bookstore
(d) A grocery store

Short Answer Questions

1. What word used in describing the story’s setting refers to a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves or drawers?

2. Who is the officer who is asked by another in the kitchen, “What do you think?”

3. What is Mary’s last name in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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

5. What literary style that applies to “Lamb to the Slaughter” refers to the use of the grotesque, morbid, or absurd for darkly comic purposes?

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