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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Mary’s last name in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Moore
(b) Matheson
(c) Maloney
(d) Markley
2. According to the narrator, “the detectives kept asking [Mary] a lot of questions. But they always treated her” how?
(a) Kindly
(b) Respectfully
(c) Innocently
(d) Suspiciously
3. Who is the officer who is asked by another in the kitchen, “What do you think?”
(a) The fingerprint man
(b) Charlie
(c) Sergeant Noonan
(d) O'Malley
4. What does Mary ask Sergeant Noonan to give her as the investigation continues?
(a) A drink
(b) A notepad
(c) A gun
(d) A police sketch
5. To whom does Mary call out when she returns from the store?
(a) Ben
(b) Jack
(c) Patrick
(d) Sam
Short Answer Questions
1. From what narrative point of view is “Lamb to the Slaughter” related?
2. Patrick tells Mary that what he has to say will be what to her in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
3. Where does Mary tell the police officer on the phone that Patrick is when she calls them?
4. What does Mary attempt to do when Patrick tells her to “sit down” after he arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
5. What is the first question that Mary asks Patrick after he arrives home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What characteristics define Mary Maloney in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
2. How would you characterize Mary’s mindset as she commits murder in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
3. What foreshadowing can be seen in the curtains as described in the first paragraph of “Lamb to Slaughter”?
4. At what point in the story is Mary’s sense of identity shattered? What does she do to regain her sense of identity?
5. How does Patrick Maloney feel about his wife Mary in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
6. How is Mary’s discussion with Sam regarding “dessert” an example of verbal irony?
7. How would you compare the style of “Lamb to the Slaughter” to other horror short stories?
8. How is Biblical allusion depicted through the title of “Lamb to Slaughter”?
9. What ultimate irony is presented at the end of “Lamb to Slaughter”?
10. What central injustices mark the narrative of “Lamb to Slaughter”?
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