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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 Patrick’s legs described when Mary sees his body after returning from the store?
(a) Doubled up
(b) Straight as arrows
(c) At right angles
(d) In a knot

2. According to the narrator, after Patrick tells Mary his story, “Her first instinct was to” do what?
(a) Scream and slap him
(b) Run out the front door
(c) Not believe any of it, to reject it all
(d) Clean the house

3. Which object from “Lamb to the Slaughter” symbolizes “revenge”?
(a) The leg of lamb
(b) The pastry string
(c) The wall clock
(d) The newspaper article

4. What does Patrick say when Mary “began to get frightened” in the first section of the story?
(a) Just for a minute, sit down
(b) I don’t want any dinner
(c) I need another drink
(d) Is dinner ready yet?

5. How many police officers initially arrive after Mary calls the police?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first sound that Mary hears of her husband’s arrival in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. When Mary leaves the store, she tells herself that she’s returning home to do what?

3. Mary tells the police officers that arrive that she had been where when Patrick was killed?

4. What dessert does Mary purchase at the store?

5. What does the store clerk inquire if Mary wants to purchase?

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