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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. Where does Mary go after leaving Patrick in the living room in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Outside
(b) To the cellar
(c) To the attic
(d) To the bedroom

2. Mary is awaiting her husband’s arrival from where in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) The grocery store
(b) Work
(c) The butcher
(d) A funeral

3. How are Mary’s eyes described in the story?
(a) Small
(b) Large
(c) Beady
(d) Slanted

4. Author Roald Dahl is perhaps best known for writing what children’s novel?
(a) Where the Wild Things Are
(b) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(c) Sarah, Plain and Tall
(d) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

5. What is the presumed setting of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) The United States
(b) Canada
(c) France
(d) England

Short Answer Questions

1. Patrick tells Mary in the story, “I've thought about it a good deal and I've decided the only thing to do is” what?

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

3. Patrick’s “statement” to Mary is not detailed in the text, but is said to last now long at most?

4. One of the officers in the kitchen says of the murder weapon, “"Personally, I think it's” where?

5. What does Mary do with the meat after killing Patrick?

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