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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 is described as loving the way that Patrick remains silent about his what, in the beginning of the short story?
(a) Frustration
(b) Admiration
(c) Tiredness
(d) Anger

2. What is the officer’s reply when another says from the kitchen, "She wants us to finish it. She said so. Be doing her a favor”?
(a) Let’s just hide it in the trash
(b) I would but I’m full
(c) Fine, I’ll take some home for my dog
(d) Okay then. Give me some more

3. What is Mary doing as she enters her home from the store?
(a) Frowning and praying
(b) Crying and thinking
(c) Humming and smiling
(d) Laughing and giggling

4. Mary overhears the police detective telling another that the store clerk said Mary’s behavior was what?
(a) Very strange
(b) Quite normal
(c) Overly giddy
(d) Slightly paranoid

5. When Mary leaves the store, she tells herself that she’s returning home to do what?
(a) Cook dinner for her husband
(b) Finish the laundry
(c) Call her sister on the phone
(d) Wash the dishes

Short Answer Questions

1. “Lamb to the Slaughter” illustrates author Roald Dahl’s fascination with what literary genre?

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

3. Sergeant Noonan asks Mary if she would like to go somewhere else and suggests going to whose house in the story?

4. How far along is Mary’s pregnancy in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

5. How is Mary said to greet the store clerk when she arrives after killing Patrick?

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