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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lamb to the Slaughter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. What is Mary doing as she enters her home from the store?
(a) Frowning and praying
(b) Laughing and giggling
(c) Crying and thinking
(d) Humming and smiling

3. “Lamb to the Slaughter” was adapted for an episode of what television show?
(a) Saturday Night Live
(b) Unsolved Mysteries
(c) The Twilight Zone
(d) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

4. What color is Patrick’s second drink that he makes for himself described as?
(a) Light brown
(b) Black
(c) Dark amber
(d) Light crimson

5. Patrick tells Mary that what he has to say will be what to her in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) A bit of a shock
(b) Not what she wants to hear
(c) Potentially crushing
(d) Somewhat of a relief

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, Mary “knew [Patrick] didn’t want to speak much until” what was finished?

2. By what name is Mary addressed by the store clerk?

3. How many table lamps are described in the room in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. How is the drink that Mary mixes for herself described in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

5. As Mary walks home from the store, the narrator states, “Mind you, she wasn’t expecting to find anything. She was just going home with the” what?

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