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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Patrick tells Mary that he’ll give her what after he’s related his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) The house
(b) Money
(c) The car
(d) The child

2. What does Mary buy at the store after she’s killed Patrick?
(a) Candy and cigarettes
(b) Rice and cheese
(c) A newspaper and a book
(d) Potatoes and peas

3. How many notes does the police detective have when he returns from checking Mary’s alibi at the store?
(a) A paragraph of notes
(b) Two pages of notes
(c) A couple of sentences as notes
(d) A page of notes

4. “Lamb to the Slaughter” was adapted for an episode of what television show?
(a) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(b) The Twilight Zone
(c) Unsolved Mysteries
(d) Saturday Night Live

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

6. How does Mary greet her husband when he arrives in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Hullo darling
(b) Hello sweetheart
(c) I missed you
(d) Welcome home

7. One of the officers in the kitchen says of the murder weapon, “"Personally, I think it's” where?
(a) Long gone
(b) In the basement
(c) Out in the yard
(d) Right here on the premises

8. The final comment made by the policemen in “Lamb to the Slaughter” relates to which literary element?
(a) Assonance
(b) Irony
(c) Alliteration
(d) Onomatopoeia

9. What is Patrick’s profession in the short story?
(a) He is a taxicab driver
(b) He is a policeman
(c) He is a truck driver
(d) He is a doctor

10. What refers to the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed?
(a) Sentence
(b) Alibi
(c) Prosecution
(d) Motive

11. Patrick tells Mary in the first half of “Lamb to the Slaughter,” “I hope you won’t blame” who too much?
(a) God
(b) Me
(c) Yourself
(d) My mistress

12. What is the first sound that Mary hears of her husband’s arrival in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) A creaking gate
(b) Singing
(c) Tires on the gravel
(d) Coughing

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

14. What word from the short story refers to the friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers?
(a) Parade
(b) Hospitality
(c) Rebuttal
(d) Tolerance

15. What kind of look describes Mary’s eyes in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Excited
(b) Mourning
(c) Wondering
(d) Placid

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. Sergeant Noonan discovers that what is still on in the kitchen?

3. What is Mary’s response when Patrick tells her, “Listen, I’ve got something to tell you”?

4. By what name is Mary addressed by the store clerk?

5. How does Mary reenter her home after going to the store?

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