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

2. What time does the clock say when Mary begins to listen for her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) 8:05 p.m.
(b) 3:30 p.m.
(c) 4:50 p.m.
(d) 5:15 p.m.

3. What is Mary doing as she enters her home from the store?
(a) Humming and smiling
(b) Laughing and giggling
(c) Crying and thinking
(d) Frowning and praying

4. Mary hides the truth about Patrick’s murder to presumably protect whom?
(a) Her unborn child
(b) Her mother
(c) Patrick’s lover
(d) Her secret lover

5. Patrick tells Mary not to make supper for him for what reason in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) It is too late in the day
(b) He’s not hungry
(c) He’s going out
(d) He doesn’t like her cooking

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary attempt to do in the bedroom after killing Patrick?

2. As Patrick begins to talk to Mary, the lamplight leaves what aspects of his face in shadow?

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

4. Sergeant Noonan asks Mary if she would like to go somewhere else and suggests going to whose house in the story?

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

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