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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. What refers to the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed?
(a) Alibi
(b) Motive
(c) Sentence
(d) Prosecution

2. What day of the week is it in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Friday
(c) Thursday
(d) Sunday

3. What does Mary ask Sergeant Noonan to give her as the investigation continues?
(a) A notepad
(b) A gun
(c) A drink
(d) A police sketch

4. How does Mary greet her husband when he arrives in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Welcome home
(b) Hello sweetheart
(c) I missed you
(d) Hullo darling

5. What kind of quality describes Mary’s skin in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) An ashen and gray quality
(b) A sallow and withered quality
(c) A harsh and gauzy quality
(d) A wonderful translucent quality

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary is said to be the wife of what after killing her husband?

2. From what narrative tense is “Lamb to the Slaughter” related?

3. How does Mary reenter her home after going to the store?

4. How is Patrick said to travel in relation to Mary as he relates his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

5. “Lamb to the Slaughter” was initially rejected by what periodical for publication?

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