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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. Mary is told by the policemen that her husband has been killed how?
(a) By suffocation after being hung
(b) By drowning in the bathtub
(c) By a blow to the back of the head
(d) By a gunshot wound to the stomach

2. When Sergeant Noonan offers to take Mary to another house for the night, she responds that she “didn’t feel like she could move even” how much “at the moment”?
(a) A foot
(b) A yard
(c) An inch
(d) A centimeter

3. How is Mary said to greet the store clerk when she arrives after killing Patrick?
(a) Decisively
(b) Brightly
(c) Faintly
(d) Sadly

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

5. How is the shape of Patrick’s mouth described in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Funny
(b) Small
(c) Large
(d) Obtuse

Short Answer Questions

1. How many police officers initially arrive after Mary calls the police?

2. From what narrative point of view is “Lamb to the Slaughter” related?

3. What reason does Mary give to the store clerk for her staying in tonight?

4. What time does the clock say when Mary begins to listen for her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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

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