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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mary calls the police officer’s dear friends of whom in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Patrick
(b) Jesus
(c) Hers
(d) Sam

2. What is a prominent literary element in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Onomatopoeia
(b) Literary allusion
(c) Repetitive verse
(d) Symbolism

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

4. Before Mary commits the crime of murder, she exhibits the qualities of what archetype or stereotype in the story?
(a) The loyal maid
(b) The loving mother
(c) The obedient housewife
(d) The sassy mistress

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

6. 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?
(a) Steak
(b) Bread
(c) Vegetables
(d) Whiskey

7. “Lamb to the Slaughter” is included in what short story compilation?
(a) Someone Like You
(b) Tales from Afar
(c) Truth be Told
(d) Impossible to Solve

8. What member of the investigative team departs after the body has been carried out on a stretcher?
(a) Charlie
(b) A doctor
(c) A police photographer
(d) The fingerprint man

9. How is the drink that Mary mixes for herself described in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Weak
(b) Just right
(c) Strong
(d) Ice cold

10. What does Mary do with the meat after killing Patrick?
(a) Puts it into the fireplace
(b) Throws it onto the grill
(c) Puts it in the oven
(d) Throws it into the trash

11. Mary tells the police detectives that the meat for Patrick’s dinner is where when they question her?
(a) In the freezer
(b) Thawing in the sink
(c) Cooking in the oven
(d) In the refrigerator

12. How does Mary greet her husband when he arrives in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) I missed you
(b) Hello sweetheart
(c) Hullo darling
(d) Welcome home

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

14. What word from the short story refers to the friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers?
(a) Tolerance
(b) Parade
(c) Hospitality
(d) Rebuttal

15. What is a literary technique used to develop suspense in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Nonlinear plot
(b) Foreshadowing
(c) Literary allusion
(d) Assonance

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary is told by the policemen that the weapon used to kill her husband was “most certainly a large piece of” what?

2. The final comment made by the policemen in “Lamb to the Slaughter” relates to which literary element?

3. Patrick tells Mary that what he has to say will be what to her in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. What food item does Mary offer to Patrick after he arrives home?

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

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