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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. Where does Mary exit the home after killing Patrick?
(a) Through the front door
(b) Through the back door
(c) Through the cellar door
(d) Through the front window

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

3. How does Mary kill her husband in the story?
(a) She poisons him
(b) She shoots him in the chest
(c) She hits him over the head
(d) She strangles him

4. “Lamb to the Slaughter” is included in what short story compilation?
(a) Impossible to Solve
(b) Someone Like You
(c) Truth be Told
(d) Tales from Afar

5. Mary overhears the police detective telling another that the store clerk said Mary’s behavior was what?
(a) Quite normal
(b) Slightly paranoid
(c) Overly giddy
(d) Very strange

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mary rehearse speaking to in her bedroom after killing Patrick?

2. Author Roald Dahl is perhaps best known for writing what children’s novel?

3. How many table lamps are described in the room in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. What reason does Mary give to the store clerk for her staying in tonight?

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

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