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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 Sergeant Noonan’s first name in the story?
(a) Patrick
(b) Jack
(c) Peter
(d) James
2. Mary hides the truth about Patrick’s murder to presumably protect whom?
(a) Her unborn child
(b) Her secret lover
(c) Her mother
(d) Patrick’s lover
3. How is Mary said to feel as she comes out of her shock after killing Patrick in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Cold and surprised
(b) Paranoid and energetic
(c) Sickened and tortured
(d) Fearful and repellant
4. As Patrick begins to talk to Mary, the lamplight leaves what aspects of his face in shadow?
(a) His chin and mouth
(b) His nose and hair
(c) His hair and ears
(d) His cheek and eyebrow
5. What kind of look describes Mary’s eyes in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Wondering
(b) Placid
(c) Excited
(d) Mourning
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the meat from the freezer wrapped in?
2. One of the policemen says to Mary, “It’s the old story. Get the weapon, and you’ve got” what?
3. Mary is awaiting her husband’s arrival from where in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
4. How does Mary greet her husband when he arrives in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
5. Mary tells Patrick that he can eat his dinner where in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What ultimate irony is presented at the end of “Lamb to Slaughter”?
2. How would you characterize Sergeant Noonan’s behavior toward Mary in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
3. After the murder has been committed, what is Mary’s central objective in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
4. How is Mary’s discussion with Sam regarding “dessert” an example of verbal irony?
5. At what point in the story is Mary’s sense of identity shattered? What does she do to regain her sense of identity?
6. What is black humor? When did black humor rise in popularity in literature and entertainment?
7. What actions does Mary plot on her way home from the store? How do these actions play out?
8. What action does Patrick commit in “Lamb to Slaughter” to propel the action of the story forward?
9. How would you compare the style of “Lamb to the Slaughter” to other horror short stories?
10. What is foreshadowed by Patrick’s action of downing of his drink in the story?
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