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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mary tell the police officer on the phone that Patrick is when she calls them?
(a) In his chair
(b) Slumped over the sofa
(c) Lying on the floor
(d) On the stairs

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

3. “Lamb to the Slaughter” was written and is presumably set in what era?
(a) The 1930s
(b) The 1920s
(c) The 1950s
(d) The 1940s

4. The narrator compares “that warm male glow that came out of him to her when they were alone together” to what in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) A geyser
(b) A fire
(c) Lava
(d) The sun

5. As Mary walks home from the store, the narrator states, “Mind you, she wasn’t expecting to find anything. She was just going home with the” what?
(a) Bread
(b) Whiskey
(c) Steak
(d) Vegetables

6. One of the officers in the kitchen says “That’s a hell of a big” what that was “used to hit poor Patrick”?
(a) Brick
(b) Club
(c) Board
(d) Log

7. Mary notices a little muscle twitching where on Patrick’s face as he begins to talk to her?
(a) Near the corner of his left eye
(b) On his forehead
(c) Near the corner of his right eye
(d) Near the left corner of his mouth

8. What is Sergeant Noonan’s first name in the story?
(a) James
(b) Patrick
(c) Jack
(d) Peter

9. Where does Mary set her parcel from the store down when she enters her home?
(a) In a chair
(b) On the kitchen table
(c) In the sink
(d) On the floor

10. How is Patrick said to travel in relation to Mary as he relates his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Closer and closer to her with each word
(b) Entangling toward her with each word
(c) Above and beyond her with each word
(d) Further and further away from her with each word

11. How are Mary’s eyes described in the story?
(a) Large
(b) Small
(c) Slanted
(d) Beady

12. What happens to the murder weapon in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) It remains hidden in the basement
(b) It gets buried in the yard
(c) The policemen eat it
(d) A dog runs off with it

13. Who is the officer who is asked by another in the kitchen, “What do you think?”
(a) Sergeant Noonan
(b) Charlie
(c) The fingerprint man
(d) O'Malley

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

15. According to the narrator, after Patrick tells Mary his story, “Her first instinct was to” do what?
(a) Run out the front door
(b) Clean the house
(c) Scream and slap him
(d) Not believe any of it, to reject it all

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meat from the freezer wrapped in?

2. Mary explains that she hasn’t made any supper for what reason in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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

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

5. Mary tells herself on the way home from the store that if she does things correctly “there’ll be no need for any” what at all?

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