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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the story refers to a state of being desperate or wild with excitement, passion or fear?
(a) Astonishment
(b) Frantic
(c) Grief
(d) Wonder

2. Patrick tells Mary after he’s finished his story, “So there it is. And I know it’s kind of” what?
(a) Angering
(b) Inconvenient
(c) A shock for you
(d) A bad time to be telling you

3. How far along is Mary’s pregnancy in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) 2 months
(b) 6 months
(c) 4 months
(d) 8 months

4. What word used in describing the story’s setting refers to a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves or drawers?
(a) Frontslab
(b) Rearshelf
(c) Topdrawer
(d) Sideboard

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

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

7. What look in Patrick’s eyes does Mary love, as described in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) The intent, far look in his eyes
(b) The rambling, wide look in his eyes
(c) The humble, keen look in his eyes
(d) The specific, narrow look in his eyes

8. Patrick tells Mary in the first half of “Lamb to the Slaughter,” “I hope you won’t blame” who too much?
(a) My mistress
(b) Me
(c) God
(d) Yourself

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

10. Mary is said to be the wife of what after killing her husband?
(a) A gentleman
(b) A philanthropist
(c) A detective
(d) A saint

11. Where does Mary say there’s “plenty of meat and stuff” after Patrick’s arrival?
(a) In the cabinets
(b) In the freezer
(c) In the garage
(d) In the cellar

12. Mary tells the police detective that she doesn’t own any items like he suggested for the murder weapon, but that there might be some things like that where?
(a) In the garage
(b) In the basement
(c) In the shed
(d) In the closet

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

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

15. Mary tells Patrick that he can eat his dinner where in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) In the dining room
(b) In his chair
(c) At the restaurant
(d) At the diner

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Patrick said to travel in relation to Mary as he relates his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. What day of the week is it in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. 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?

4. How long does the police detective take when he goes to check Mary’s alibi at the store?

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

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