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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. How are the curtains arranged in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) The curtains are wide open
(b) Only the left curtain is open
(c) The curtains are drawn
(d) Only the right curtain is open

2. “Lamb to the Slaughter” illustrates author Roald Dahl’s fascination with what literary genre?
(a) Horror
(b) Historical fiction
(c) Romance
(d) Science fiction

3. What does Mary attempt to do in the bedroom after killing Patrick?
(a) Cry
(b) Scream
(c) Call her mother
(d) Smile

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

5. What kind of store does Mary go to after killing Patrick?
(a) A bookstore
(b) A candy store
(c) A taxidermy store
(d) A grocery store

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mary doing as she enters her home from the store?

2. What is the “small favor” that Mary asks of Sergeant Noonan and the other officers?

3. As Mary, in the living room, listens to the policemen in the kitchen, their voices are described as being what “because their mouths were full of meat”?

4. Sergeant Noonan discovers that what is still on in the kitchen?

5. Mary explains that she hasn’t made any supper for what reason in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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