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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 Patrick, “The doc says his skull was smashed all to pieces just like from a” what?
(a) A piece of firewood
(b) Tire iron
(c) Baseball bat
(d) Sledgehammer

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

3. How many policemen are left in Mary’s house after they’ve all had drinks?
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 4

4. What does Mary resume doing after Patrick arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Reading
(b) Cooking
(c) Humming
(d) Sewing

5. 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) Topdrawer
(b) Sideboard
(c) Frontslab
(d) Rearshelf

6. From what narrative point of view is “Lamb to the Slaughter” related?
(a) Second person
(b) First person
(c) Third person
(d) Fourth person

7. What kind of air is described about Mary and “everything she did” in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) A free-spirited air
(b) A slow smiling air
(c) A quick frantic air
(d) A methodical air

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

9. The narrator compares “that warm male glow that came out of him to her when they were alone together” to what in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Lava
(b) A geyser
(c) The sun
(d) A fire

10. Who is working at the store when Mary arrives after killing Patrick?
(a) Charlie
(b) Robert
(c) Patrick
(d) Sam

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

12. Where does Mary set her parcel from the store down when she enters her home?
(a) On the floor
(b) In a chair
(c) On the kitchen table
(d) In the sink

13. What reason does Mary give to the store clerk for her staying in tonight?
(a) The restaurant is closed
(b) She is feeling ill
(c) The car needs repairs
(d) Patrick is tired

14. What kind of quality describes Mary’s skin in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) A wonderful translucent quality
(b) A sallow and withered quality
(c) An ashen and gray quality
(d) A harsh and gauzy quality

15. After Patrick is confirmed as dead, who arrives next to Mary’s house to join the investigation?
(a) Sergeant Noonan
(b) A doctor
(c) A police photographer
(d) O'Malley

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverage is sitting out as Mary waits in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. Author Roald Dahl was born in what year?

3. What is described in the Thermos bucket in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. Where does Mary exit the home after killing Patrick?

5. Who is the protagonist of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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