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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 are Mary’s actions described when she kills her husband?
(a) Rage driven
(b) Hesitant
(c) Filled with remorse
(d) Without any pause

2. 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) Rearshelf
(b) Frontslab
(c) Topdrawer
(d) Sideboard

3. Mary notices a little muscle twitching where on Patrick’s face as he begins to talk to her?
(a) Near the corner of his left eye
(b) Near the left corner of his mouth
(c) On his forehead
(d) Near the corner of his right eye

4. Where does Mary go after leaving Patrick in the living room in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) To the bedroom
(b) To the cellar
(c) To the attic
(d) Outside

5. What is a prominent literary element in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Onomatopoeia
(b) Symbolism
(c) Repetitive verse
(d) Literary allusion

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary stops to wonder after killing Patrick, “What were the laws about murderers with” what?

2. Where in “Lamb to the Slaughter” does the rising action take place?

3. Mary overhears the police detective telling another that the store clerk said Mary’s behavior was what?

4. What time does the clock say when Mary begins to listen for her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

5. How is Patrick said to travel in relation to Mary as he relates his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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