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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 exit the home after killing Patrick?
(a) Through the back door
(b) Through the cellar door
(c) Through the front window
(d) Through the front door

2. What is Mary’s presumed reason for going to the store in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) She wanted to get away from her husband
(b) She was out of milk
(c) To establish an alibi
(d) She needed vegetables

3. Mary tells the store clerk that Patrick has caught her without any what?
(a) Beverages
(b) Meat
(c) Vegetables
(d) Dessert

4. What time does the clock say when Mary begins to listen for her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) 8:05 p.m.
(b) 4:50 p.m.
(c) 5:15 p.m.
(d) 3:30 p.m.

5. What is the officer’s reply when another says from the kitchen, "She wants us to finish it. She said so. Be doing her a favor”?
(a) Okay then. Give me some more
(b) I would but I’m full
(c) Fine, I’ll take some home for my dog
(d) Let’s just hide it in the trash

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mary gets up to leave the room after Patrick’s related his story, she cannot feel what?

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

3. How does Mary kill her husband in the story?

4. “Lamb to the Slaughter” illustrates author Roald Dahl’s fascination with what literary genre?

5. What does Mary say when the police pick up after she calls them?

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