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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 overturns when Patrick falls to his death in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) A radio
(b) A lamp
(c) A bookshelf
(d) A small table

2. What beverage is sitting out as Mary waits in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Tea and lemon juice
(b) Coffee and milk
(c) Orange juice and rum
(d) Whiskey and soda water

3. One of the officers in the kitchen says “That’s a hell of a big” what that was “used to hit poor Patrick”?
(a) Club
(b) Board
(c) Log
(d) Brick

4. Mary explains that she hasn’t made any supper for what reason in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) They eat out on Thursdays
(b) They are out of food
(c) She is very sick
(d) They are eating at the neighbor’s house

5. Where does Mary go after leaving Patrick in the living room in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) To the attic
(b) To the cellar
(c) Outside
(d) To the bedroom

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mary’s response when Patrick tells her, “Listen, I’ve got something to tell you”?

2. Mary tells the police detectives that she was doing what when Patrick arrived home from work?

3. Patrick tells Mary after relating his story that “there needn’t really be any” what?

4. The plot structure of “Lamb to the Slaughter” depicts which qualities?

5. When Mary leaves the store, she tells herself that she’s returning home to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed by Patrick’s action of downing of his drink in the story?

2. Whom does Mary call after “discovering” the body? What happens next in the story?

3. How is Mary’s discussion with Sam regarding “dessert” an example of verbal irony?

4. How is the concept of identity as seen in popular psychology depicted through the character of Mary in the novel?

5. How does Patrick Maloney feel about his wife Mary in “Lamb to Slaughter”?

6. How does the theme of betrayal apply to “Lamb to Slaughter”?

7. Whose point of view does the narrative of “Lamb to Slaughter” revolve around?

8. How does Mary’s character transform after hearing Patrick’s news in “Lamb to Slaughter”?

9. How would you characterize Sergeant Noonan’s behavior toward Mary in “Lamb to Slaughter”?

10. How did “Lamb to Slaughter” fit in with the popular fiction of the era when it was published?

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