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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. How does Mary reenter her home after going to the store?
(a) Through the cellar door
(b) Through the front window
(c) Through the back door
(d) Through the front door

2. What word from the story means a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law?
(a) Penalty
(b) Judgment
(c) Evidence
(d) Motive

3. What is Mary’s response when the police officer on the phone asks, “Who’s speaking?”
(a) Mrs. Maloney. Mrs. Patrick Maloney
(b) Mary M., Maloney, that is
(c) It’s Mary Maloney
(d) Patrick’s wife, Mary

4. What is the presumed setting of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) France
(b) The United States
(c) England
(d) Canada

5. What does Mary do at the end of the short story?
(a) She giggles
(b) She cries
(c) She trembles
(d) She vomits

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the officers in the kitchen says of the murder weapon, “"Personally, I think it's” where?

2. How long does the police detective take when he goes to check Mary’s alibi at the store?

3. What is Mary’s response when she sees Patrick’s body after returning from the store?

4. What does Mary attempt to do in the bedroom after killing Patrick?

5. Mary overhears the police detective telling another that the store clerk said Mary’s behavior was what?

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