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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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

3. How is the room that Mary waits in described in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Cold and dirty
(b) Warm and clean
(c) Dark but clean
(d) Dark but dirty

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

5. When Mary gets up to leave the room after Patrick’s related his story, she cannot feel what?
(a) Her eyes, gazing around the room
(b) Her face looking in the mirror
(c) Her feet touching the floor
(d) Her hands reaching for her coat

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

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

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

9. 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

10. How long does the police detective take when he goes to check Mary’s alibi at the store?
(a) 25 minutes
(b) 15 minutes
(c) 8 minutes
(d) 35 minutes

11. Who arrives after the police detectives to investigate Patrick’s death?
(a) A doctor
(b) Sergeant Noonan
(c) O'Malley
(d) A police photographer

12. How many police officers initially arrive after Mary calls the police?
(a) 4
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 2

13. All of Mary’s movements are said to be what, after Patrick has told her his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Automatic
(b) Stilted
(c) Monotonous
(d) Ominous

14. How are the curtains arranged in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) The curtains are drawn
(b) Only the right curtain is open
(c) Only the left curtain is open
(d) The curtains are wide open

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Where does Mary tell the police officer on the phone that Patrick is when she calls them?

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

5. What is the first sound that Mary hears of her husband’s arrival in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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