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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 awaiting her husband’s arrival from where in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Work
(b) The butcher
(c) The grocery store
(d) A funeral

2. Mary’s feelings for her husband in the beginning of the story are defined in which way?
(a) Mary adores her husband
(b) Mary is enraged at her husband
(c) Mary detests her husband
(d) Mary fears her husband

3. What word from the short story means to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination?
(a) Decisive
(b) Ponder
(c) Hesitate
(d) Abundant

4. How is the shape of Patrick’s mouth described in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Large
(b) Obtuse
(c) Small
(d) Funny

5. What does Mary ask Sergeant Noonan to give her as the investigation continues?
(a) A gun
(b) A police sketch
(c) A notepad
(d) A drink

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was “Lamb to the Slaughter” first published?

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

3. What is Mary doing as she awaits her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

4. According to the narrator, after Patrick tells Mary his story, “Her first instinct was to” do what?

5. According to the narrator, Mary “knew [Patrick] didn’t want to speak much until” what was finished?

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