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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 bedroom
(b) On the stairs
(c) In the living room
(d) In the bathroom

2. Who does Mary rehearse speaking to in her bedroom after killing Patrick?
(a) Paul
(b) O’Malley
(c) Patrick
(d) Sam

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

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) 4:50 p.m.
(b) 3:30 p.m.
(c) 8:05 p.m.
(d) 5:15 p.m.

5. How many table lamps are described in the room in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d) 2

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Patrick’s profession in the short story?

2. As Patrick begins to talk to Mary, the lamplight leaves what aspects of his face in shadow?

3. As Mary, in the living room, listens to the policemen in the kitchen, their voices are described as being what “because their mouths were full of meat”?

4. From what narrative point of view is “Lamb to the Slaughter” related?

5. Where does Mary tell the police officer on the phone that Patrick is when she calls them?

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