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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. By what name does Mary call Sergeant Noonan as the investigation continues?
(a) Charlie
(b) Thomas
(c) Jack
(d) Sam

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

3. Mary tells the police detectives that Patrick was where when she returned from the store?
(a) Curled up in the bathtub
(b) Sitting upright on the couch
(c) Slumped over in his chair
(d) Lying on the floor

4. How long does Patrick remain standing before he crashes to the carpet?
(a) 4-5 seconds
(b) 15-20 seconds
(c) 5-10 seconds
(d) 2-3 seconds

5. Mary tells the police officers that arrive that she had been where when Patrick was killed?
(a) The grocery store
(b) The department store
(c) The library
(d) The church

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mary rehearse speaking to in her bedroom after killing Patrick?

2. How are Mary’s eyes described in the story?

3. How is the shape of Patrick’s mouth described in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. Mary hides the truth about Patrick’s murder to presumably protect whom?

5. What dessert does Mary purchase at the store?

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