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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sergeant Noonan discovers that what is still on in the kitchen?
(a) Mary’s blender
(b) Mary’s lights
(c) Mary’s toaster
(d) Mary’s oven

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

3. Mary tells the store clerk that Patrick has caught her without any what?
(a) Beverages
(b) Dessert
(c) Vegetables
(d) Meat

4. Mary hides the truth about Patrick’s murder to presumably protect whom?
(a) Her mother
(b) Her unborn child
(c) Patrick’s lover
(d) Her secret lover

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

6. Author Roald Dahl was born in what year?
(a) 1916
(b) 1961
(c) 1897
(d) 1932

7. What word from the story means a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law?
(a) Judgment
(b) Penalty
(c) Motive
(d) Evidence

8. As the search goes on, Mary knows that there are other policemen searching where?
(a) At the grocery store
(b) In the cellar and attic
(c) In the garden around the house
(d) At her mother’s house

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

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

11. What beverage is sitting out as Mary waits in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Tea and lemon juice
(b) Coffee and milk
(c) Whiskey and soda water
(d) Orange juice and rum

12. By what name is Mary addressed by the store clerk?
(a) Mrs. Maloney
(b) Mary
(c) Miss Mary
(d) Mrs. M.

13. What is Mary’s presumed reason for killing her husband in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Mary kills him because he is an alcoholic
(b) Mary kills him because he won’t attend church
(c) Mary kills him because he is leaving her
(d) Mary kills him because he lost his job

14. Who does Mary rehearse speaking to in her bedroom after killing Patrick?
(a) Patrick
(b) O’Malley
(c) Sam
(d) Paul

15. What is the store clerk’s response when Mary asks him if he thinks her dinner will be all right despite being cooked from frozen?
(a) I wouldn’t know, I am a vegetarian
(b) Personally, I would thaw it first
(c) Personally, I don’t believe it makes any difference
(d) Personally, I will only eat them fresh

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a literary technique used to develop suspense in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. What word from the story refers to a state of being desperate or wild with excitement, passion or fear?

3. What does Mary do with the meat after killing Patrick?

4. 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?

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

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