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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 Patrick’s profession in the short story?
(a) He is a policeman
(b) He is a doctor
(c) He is a taxicab driver
(d) He is a truck driver

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

3. After Patrick is confirmed as dead, who arrives next to Mary’s house to join the investigation?
(a) A police photographer
(b) A doctor
(c) Sergeant Noonan
(d) O'Malley

4. 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?
(a) Topdrawer
(b) Sideboard
(c) Frontslab
(d) Rearshelf

5. Mary calls the police officer’s dear friends of whom in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Patrick
(b) Hers
(c) Jesus
(d) Sam

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mary take from her husband when he first arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. What does Mary resume doing after Patrick arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. Who is working at the store when Mary arrives after killing Patrick?

5. What is the presumed setting of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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