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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the officers in the kitchen says of the murder weapon, “"Personally, I think it's” where?
(a) In the basement
(b) Out in the yard
(c) Right here on the premises
(d) Long gone

2. What is Mary’s response when she sees Patrick’s body after returning from the store?
(a) She begins crying
(b) She laughs
(c) She runs and hides
(d) She kicks the body

3. 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 closet
(b) In the shed
(c) In the garage
(d) In the basement

4. What is Mary’s presumed reason for going to the store in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) She was out of milk
(b) She needed vegetables
(c) She wanted to get away from her husband
(d) To establish an alibi

5. Who is the officer who is asked by another in the kitchen, “What do you think?”
(a) O'Malley
(b) Sergeant Noonan
(c) Charlie
(d) The fingerprint man

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

7. One of the police detectives asks Mary if anything in the house could have been used as a weapon and if she will take a look around to see if anything is missing. What items does he suggest?
(a) A big spanner or a heavy metal vase
(b) A hammer or a shovel
(c) A frying pan or a fire poker
(d) A brick or a rock

8. Mary explains that she hasn’t made any supper for what reason in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) They are eating at the neighbor’s house
(b) They are out of food
(c) They eat out on Thursdays
(d) She is very sick

9. What is the presumed setting of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) France
(b) England
(c) The United States
(d) Canada

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

11. As Patrick begins to talk to Mary, the lamplight leaves what aspects of his face in shadow?
(a) His chin and mouth
(b) His nose and hair
(c) His hair and ears
(d) His cheek and eyebrow

12. Mary is awaiting her husband’s arrival from where in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) The grocery store
(b) Work
(c) The butcher
(d) A funeral

13. What word from the story refers to keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss?
(a) Wonder
(b) Astonishment
(c) Frantic
(d) Grief

14. To whom does Mary call out when she returns from the store?
(a) Ben
(b) Jack
(c) Sam
(d) Patrick

15. Mary notices a little muscle twitching where on Patrick’s face as he begins to talk to her?
(a) Near the corner of his left eye
(b) On his forehead
(c) Near the left corner of his mouth
(d) Near the corner of his right eye

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets up at once after the congealed blood is found on Patrick’s head and hurries to the phone?

2. What color is Patrick’s second drink that he makes for himself described as?

3. Who discovers a small patch of congealed blood on Patrick’s head when the police arrive?

4. Where does Mary discover her dead husband lying after she returns from the store?

5. What does Mary say when the police pick up after she calls them?

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