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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. How are Mary’s eyes described in the story?
(a) Small
(b) Slanted
(c) Beady
(d) Large
2. Where does Mary discover her dead husband lying after she returns from the store?
(a) In the living room
(b) In the bedroom
(c) On the stairs
(d) In the bathroom
3. What does Mary say when the police pick up after she calls them?
(a) There has been a murder
(b) My husband has been attacked
(c) Quick! Come quick! Patrick’s dead!
(d) I need an ambulance
4. “Lamb to the Slaughter” was initially rejected by what periodical for publication?
(a) Readers Digest
(b) Harper’s Magazine
(c) The New Yorker
(d) Newsweek
5. How are Mary’s actions described when she kills her husband?
(a) Hesitant
(b) Rage driven
(c) Without any pause
(d) Filled with remorse
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the protagonist of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
2. Mary tells herself on the way home from the store that if she does things correctly “there’ll be no need for any” what at all?
3. What dessert does Mary purchase at the store?
4. How is the drink that Mary mixes for herself described in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
5. Who is the first police officer to examine Patrick’s body?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the theme of passivity in “Lamb to the Slaughter” illustrated through Patrick’s character?
2. How would you characterize Mary’s mindset as she commits murder in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
3. How do Mary’s actions after the murder resemble those of an actor preparing for a role?
4. What can be seen as ironic in Mary’s ability to evade suspicion and prosecution in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
5. What social and cultural elements influenced the Post-War period in Western literature?
6. How is the setting described in the first paragraph of “Lamb to Slaughter”? What items are described in the room?
7. What differences can be seen between the 1950s society in the short story and society today?
8. How would you compare the style of “Lamb to the Slaughter” to other horror short stories?
9. What do you think the outcome will be for Mary based on the ending of the story?
10. After the murder has been committed, what is Mary’s central objective in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
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