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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 reason does Mary give to the store clerk for her staying in tonight?
(a) The car needs repairs
(b) She is feeling ill
(c) The restaurant is closed
(d) Patrick is tired

2. Mary tells the police detectives that she was doing what when Patrick arrived home from work?
(a) Cleaning
(b) Singing
(c) Reading
(d) Sewing

3. What is Mary’s response when Patrick tells her, “Listen, I’ve got something to tell you”?
(a) Should I sit down for this?
(b) What is it, darling? What’s the matter?
(c) Please, explain yourself
(d) Could it wait until after dinner?

4. What word used in describing the story’s setting refers to a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves or drawers?
(a) Rearshelf
(b) Topdrawer
(c) Frontslab
(d) Sideboard

5. Mary tells herself as she walks home from the store, “That’s the way. Do Everything” how?
(a) Tame and normal
(b) Right and natural
(c) Nice and stealthily
(d) Fast and accurate

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary buy at the store after she’s killed Patrick?

2. Mary complains about what aspect of Patrick’s job after his arrival home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. Who does Mary rehearse speaking to in her bedroom after killing Patrick?

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

5. What is Mary’s last name in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the rising action take place in the narrative? What happens in the rising action of the story?

2. What central injustices mark the narrative of “Lamb to Slaughter”?

3. What role does Sergeant Noonan play in the ultimate plot twist of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. What do you think the outcome will be for Mary based on the ending of the story?

5. What action does Patrick commit in “Lamb to Slaughter” to propel the action of the story forward?

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

7. What is the central example of dramatic irony in “Lamb to Slaughter”?

8. What is significant about O’Malley’s name in “Lamb to Slaughter”?

9. Who is Sam? What role does he play in “Lamb to Slaughter”?

10. How do Mary’s actions after the murder resemble those of an actor preparing for a role?

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