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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. As Patrick begins to talk to Mary, the lamplight leaves what aspects of his face in shadow?
(a) His cheek and eyebrow
(b) His chin and mouth
(c) His nose and hair
(d) His hair and ears

2. One of the officers in the kitchen says “That’s a hell of a big” what that was “used to hit poor Patrick”?
(a) Board
(b) Brick
(c) Log
(d) Club

3. Mary tells Patrick that he can eat his dinner where in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) At the restaurant
(b) In his chair
(c) At the diner
(d) In the dining room

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

5. To whom does Mary call out when she returns from the store?
(a) Sam
(b) Patrick
(c) Ben
(d) Jack

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Mary said to feel as she comes out of her shock after killing Patrick in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. What word from the story means a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law?

3. What kind of quality describes Mary’s skin in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. Mary tells the police detectives that Patrick was where when she returned from the store?

5. What does Mary attempt to do in the bedroom after killing Patrick?

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