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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Lamb to the Slaughter, how does Mary get rid of the murder weapon?

2. In Neck, the statue of Moore is made of __________.

3. In Royal Jelly, what is the name of Albert's wife?

4. Royal jelly comes from __________.

5. In The Last Act, how long have the Coopers been married?

Short Essay Questions

1. In The Champion of the World, how does Claud go about poaching pheasants?

2. In Claud's Dog, what does the rat catcher say about rat's blood?

3. How does Mrs. Bixby find out her husband was cheating on her?

4. What happens to Georgy Porgy after he is kissed?

5. What does Mrs. Foster from The Way Up to Heaven do to pay her husband back for all the years of aggravation?

6. In The Way Up to Heaven, what does Mr. Foster do to irritate his wife?

7. What did The Landlady do to her boarders? Why?

8. In The Last Act, who is Conrad, and how does he know Anna?

9. In William and Mary, what is the first thing Mary does when she sees her husband after his death? Why?

10. How does William from Dip in the Pool die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roald Dahl includes some ingenious forms of irony in these stories. What are some of these examples, and how does their ironic nature affect the plot of the stories in which they are included?

Essay Topic 2

How did religion filter into some of these stories, and what did it symbolize in these different appearances?

Essay Topic 3

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by Roald Dahl. What are some of these symbols, and how does their presence affect the course of the plots they are involved in?

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