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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 final comment made by the policemen in “Lamb to the Slaughter” relates to which literary element?
(a) Irony
(b) Assonance
(c) Onomatopoeia
(d) Alliteration

2. What are the first thoughts that Mary thinks after killing her husband?
(a) Oh dear Lord what have I done
(b) I must call the police
(c) Hail to Mary, I’ve done it
(d) All right. So I’ve killed him

3. Patrick is described as sitting how in a chair in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Sleepily
(b) Stiffly
(c) Slouchy
(d) Loosely

4. As Mary walks home from the store, the narrator states, “Mind you, she wasn’t expecting to find anything. She was just going home with the” what?
(a) Vegetables
(b) Whiskey
(c) Bread
(d) Steak

5. What does Mary buy at the store after she’s killed Patrick?
(a) Rice and cheese
(b) Candy and cigarettes
(c) Potatoes and peas
(d) A newspaper and a book

Short Answer Questions

1. “Lamb to the Slaughter” was initially rejected by what periodical for publication?

2. What is Mary doing as she awaits her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. According to the narrator, after Patrick tells Mary his story, “Her first instinct was to” do what?

4. According to the narrator, “the detectives kept asking [Mary] a lot of questions. But they always treated her” how?

5. What is the officer’s reply when another says from the kitchen, "She wants us to finish it. She said so. Be doing her a favor”?

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