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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 is Mary’s response when she sees Patrick’s body after returning from the store?
(a) She runs and hides
(b) She kicks the body
(c) She laughs
(d) She begins crying

2. What is described in the Thermos bucket in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) A bottle of beer
(b) Stagnant water
(c) Fresh ice cubes
(d) A bottle of champagne

3. Mary tells herself on the way home from the store that if she does things correctly “there’ll be no need for any” what at all?
(a) Explanation
(b) Acting
(c) Crying
(d) Alibi

4. What does Mary do with the meat after killing Patrick?
(a) Throws it onto the grill
(b) Puts it into the fireplace
(c) Throws it into the trash
(d) Puts it in the oven

5. What does Mary request while she’s rehearsing in her room after killing Patrick?
(a) Her mother’s phone number
(b) A lawyer
(c) Ham and eggs
(d) Potatoes and peas

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. What does Mary attempt to do when Patrick tells her to “sit down” after he arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. When Mary leaves to go to the store, it’s not yet what time?

4. What literary style that applies to “Lamb to the Slaughter” refers to the use of the grotesque, morbid, or absurd for darkly comic purposes?

5. What is the first thing that Mary says after Patrick has related his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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