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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 meat from the freezer wrapped in?
(a) Paper
(b) Foil
(c) Plastic
(d) Burlap

2. What murder weapon is used to kill Patrick in the story?
(a) A gun
(b) A knife
(c) A crow bar
(d) A leg of lamb

3. Who is working at the store when Mary arrives after killing Patrick?
(a) Patrick
(b) Sam
(c) Charlie
(d) Robert

4. Who is the officer who is asked by another in the kitchen, “What do you think?”
(a) The fingerprint man
(b) Charlie
(c) O'Malley
(d) Sergeant Noonan

5. Patrick tells Mary that he’ll give her what after he’s related his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) The child
(b) The house
(c) Money
(d) The car

Short Answer Questions

1. Patrick tells Mary in the first half of “Lamb to the Slaughter,” “I hope you won’t blame” who too much?

2. The narrator compares “that warm male glow that came out of him to her when they were alone together” to what in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. Patrick tells Mary after he’s finished his story, “So there it is. And I know it’s kind of” what?

4. Mary complains about what aspect of Patrick’s job after his arrival home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

5. Mary is described as loving the way that Patrick remains silent about his what, in the beginning of the short story?

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