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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. When Sergeant Noonan offers to take Mary to another house for the night, she responds that she “didn’t feel like she could move even” how much “at the moment”?
(a) A centimeter
(b) An inch
(c) A foot
(d) A yard

2. Where does Mary exit the home after killing Patrick?
(a) Through the front door
(b) Through the cellar door
(c) Through the back door
(d) Through the front window

3. What does Mary take from her husband when he first arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) His shoes
(b) His coat
(c) His tie
(d) His belt

4. Sergeant Noonan asks Mary if she would like to go somewhere else and suggests going to whose house in the story?
(a) Patrick’s sister’s house
(b) Mary’s brother’s house
(c) Mary’s sister’s house
(d) Mary’s parent’s house

5. How long does Patrick remain standing before he crashes to the carpet?
(a) 5-10 seconds
(b) 15-20 seconds
(c) 4-5 seconds
(d) 2-3 seconds

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is working at the store when Mary arrives after killing Patrick?

2. Where does Mary set her parcel from the store down when she enters her home?

3. What time does the clock say when Mary begins to listen for her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. Mary tells the police detectives that the meat for Patrick’s dinner is where when they question her?

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

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