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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Patrick said to travel in relation to Mary as he relates his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Above and beyond her with each word
(b) Closer and closer to her with each word
(c) Further and further away from her with each word
(d) Entangling toward her with each word

2. What is the first question that Mary asks Patrick after he arrives home?
(a) Tired darling?
(b) Catch any criminals today?
(c) How was your day?
(d) Where shall we go for dinner?

3. Who is the first police officer to examine Patrick’s body?
(a) Sam
(b) O’Malley
(c) Sergeant Noonan
(d) Charlie

4. What does the store clerk inquire if Mary wants to purchase?
(a) Wine
(b) Milk
(c) A newspaper
(d) Meat

5. Where does Mary discover her dead husband lying after she returns from the store?
(a) On the stairs
(b) In the bathroom
(c) In the living room
(d) In the bedroom

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

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

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

9. What color is Patrick’s second drink that he makes for himself described as?
(a) Dark amber
(b) Light brown
(c) Black
(d) Light crimson

10. What does Mary attempt to do in the bedroom after killing Patrick?
(a) Scream
(b) Call her mother
(c) Cry
(d) Smile

11. Patrick tells Mary in the story, “I've thought about it a good deal and I've decided the only thing to do is” what?
(a) Put the baby up for adoption
(b) Pray for forgiveness
(c) Get a divorce
(d) Tell you right away

12. Who gets up at once after the congealed blood is found on Patrick’s head and hurries to the phone?
(a) The fingerprint man
(b) O’Malley
(c) Charlie
(d) Sergeant Noonan

13. Where does Mary exit the home after killing Patrick?
(a) Through the front window
(b) Through the front door
(c) Through the back door
(d) Through the cellar door

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary is described as loving the way that Patrick remains silent about his what, in the beginning of the short story?

2. 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?

3. What look in Patrick’s eyes does Mary love, as described in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. Patrick is described as sitting how in a chair in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

5. Of the murder weapon, one of the policemen in the kitchen says that it is probably where?

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