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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. The plot structure of “Lamb to the Slaughter” depicts which qualities?
(a) It follows a postmodern plot line
(b) It follows a nonlinear plot line
(c) It follows an anticlimactic plot line
(d) It follows a traditional plot line

2. What is Mary’s last name in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Moore
(b) Maloney
(c) Matheson
(d) Markley

3. Mary tells Patrick that he can eat his dinner where in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) In his chair
(b) In the dining room
(c) At the restaurant
(d) At the diner

4. Who discovers a small patch of congealed blood on Patrick’s head when the police arrive?
(a) Charlie
(b) Sergeant Noonan
(c) O'Malley
(d) A police photographer

5. Where does Mary set her parcel from the store down when she enters her home?
(a) In a chair
(b) In the sink
(c) On the kitchen table
(d) On the floor

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a literary technique used to develop suspense in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. “Lamb to the Slaughter” illustrates author Roald Dahl’s fascination with what literary genre?

3. Mary notices a little muscle twitching where on Patrick’s face as he begins to talk to her?

4. What does Mary request while she’s rehearsing in her room after killing Patrick?

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

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