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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 presumed reason for killing her husband in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Mary kills him because he won’t attend church
(b) Mary kills him because he lost his job
(c) Mary kills him because he is an alcoholic
(d) Mary kills him because he is leaving her
2. What is the store clerk’s response when Mary asks him if he thinks her dinner will be all right despite being cooked from frozen?
(a) I wouldn’t know, I am a vegetarian
(b) Personally, I don’t believe it makes any difference
(c) Personally, I will only eat them fresh
(d) Personally, I would thaw it first
3. The narrator states in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter,” that the time when Mary’s husband arrives home is always what kind of “time of day” for her?
(a) Jealous
(b) Maddening
(c) Blissful
(d) Mediocre
4. One of the policemen says to Mary, “It’s the old story. Get the weapon, and you’ve got” what?
(a) More questions
(b) The answers
(c) A good lead
(d) The man
5. According to the narrator, “the detectives kept asking [Mary] a lot of questions. But they always treated her” how?
(a) Innocently
(b) Kindly
(c) Respectfully
(d) Suspiciously
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Mary’s response when Patrick tells her, “Listen, I’ve got something to tell you”?
2. What is Mary doing as she awaits her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
3. What word from the short story means to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination?
4. The narrator's description of Mary and her husband’s home leads the reader to assume they fit into what economic bracket?
5. What murder weapon is used to kill Patrick in the story?
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