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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 first sound that Mary hears of her husband’s arrival in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) A creaking gate
(b) Coughing
(c) Singing
(d) Tires on the gravel

2. Mary is said to be the wife of what after killing her husband?
(a) A detective
(b) A philanthropist
(c) A saint
(d) A gentleman

3. What does Mary request while she’s rehearsing in her room after killing Patrick?
(a) Her mother’s phone number
(b) Potatoes and peas
(c) Ham and eggs
(d) A lawyer

4. What is Mary’s presumed reason for killing her husband in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Mary kills him because he won’t attend church
(b) Mary kills him because he is leaving her
(c) Mary kills him because he lost his job
(d) Mary kills him because he is an alcoholic

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described as being “twisted back underneath [Patrick’s] body” when Mary returns home from the store?

2. Patrick tells Mary that what he has to say will be what to her in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. What is Mary’s response when Patrick tells her, “Listen, I’ve got something to tell you”?

4. Mary tells the police detectives that Patrick was where when she returned from the store?

5. Where does Mary exit the home after killing Patrick?

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