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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of meat does Mary take from the freezer in the story?
(a) A string of sausages
(b) A whole salmon
(c) A venison roast
(d) A leg of lamb

2. According to the narrator, Mary “knew [Patrick] didn’t want to speak much until” what was finished?
(a) The sunset
(b) Supper
(c) The second drink
(d) The first drink

3. What are the first thoughts that Mary thinks after killing her husband?
(a) Hail to Mary, I’ve done it
(b) Oh dear Lord what have I done
(c) I must call the police
(d) All right. So I’ve killed him

4. The narrator states that Mary “loved to” do what “in the presence of this man” (Patrick) in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Entertain
(b) Philosophize
(c) Luxuriate
(d) Pray

5. What kind of store does Mary go to after killing Patrick?
(a) A bookstore
(b) A taxidermy store
(c) A candy store
(d) A grocery store

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

7. What is Mary’s response when the police officer on the phone asks, “Who’s speaking?”
(a) Patrick’s wife, Mary
(b) Mrs. Maloney. Mrs. Patrick Maloney
(c) Mary M., Maloney, that is
(d) It’s Mary Maloney

8. 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 methodical air
(c) A slow smiling air
(d) A quick frantic air

9. Where was author Roald Dahl born?
(a) Russia
(b) Norway
(c) Poland
(d) Wales

10. What “unusual” thing does Patrick do after he arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) He downs his drink in one swallow
(b) He goes out to the garage
(c) He lies down in bed
(d) He sits outside on the porch

11. What is Mary doing as she awaits her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Reading
(b) Listening to the radio
(c) Sewing
(d) Painting

12. How are Patrick’s legs described when Mary sees his body after returning from the store?
(a) In a knot
(b) Straight as arrows
(c) Doubled up
(d) At right angles

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

14. As Mary, in the living room, listens to the policemen in the kitchen, their voices are described as being what “because their mouths were full of meat”?
(a) Mumbling and incoherent
(b) Loud and boisterous
(c) Soft and satisfied
(d) Thick and sloppy

15. Where does Mary say there’s “plenty of meat and stuff” after Patrick’s arrival?
(a) In the garage
(b) In the cellar
(c) In the freezer
(d) In the cabinets

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Mary tells the police detective that she doesn’t own any items like he suggested for the murder weapon, but that there might be some things like that where?

4. The narrator's description of Mary and her husband’s home leads the reader to assume they fit into what economic bracket?

5. What happens to the murder weapon in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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