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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. Mary stops to wonder after killing Patrick, “What were the laws about murderers with” what?
(a) Unborn children
(b) Medical conditions
(c) Ties to their victims
(d) Religious convictions

2. What does Patrick say when Mary “began to get frightened” in the first section of the story?
(a) I need another drink
(b) Just for a minute, sit down
(c) Is dinner ready yet?
(d) I don’t want any dinner

3. Which object from “Lamb to the Slaughter” symbolizes “revenge”?
(a) The newspaper article
(b) The wall clock
(c) The leg of lamb
(d) The pastry string

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

5. By what name is Mary addressed by the store clerk?
(a) Miss Mary
(b) Mary
(c) Mrs. M.
(d) Mrs. Maloney

Short Answer Questions

1. Patrick tells Mary that what he has to say will be what to her in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. Mary is told by the policemen that her husband has been killed how?

3. What is a prominent literary element in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. Mary tells Patrick that he can eat his dinner where in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

5. Mary tells herself as she walks home from the store, “That’s the way. Do Everything” how?

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