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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of meat does Mary take from the freezer in the story?
(a) A whole salmon
(b) A venison roast
(c) A leg of lamb
(d) A string of sausages

3. What look in Patrick’s eyes does Mary love, as described in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) The intent, far look in his eyes
(b) The specific, narrow look in his eyes
(c) The humble, keen look in his eyes
(d) The rambling, wide look in his eyes

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

5. Where does Mary sit in the bedroom after killing Patrick?
(a) Before the mirror
(b) At the foot of the bed
(c) On the side of the bed
(d) In front of the window

6. “Lamb to the Slaughter” was initially rejected by what periodical for publication?
(a) Harper’s Magazine
(b) The New Yorker
(c) Newsweek
(d) Readers Digest

7. Mary is told by the policemen that her husband has been killed how?
(a) By a gunshot wound to the stomach
(b) By suffocation after being hung
(c) By drowning in the bathtub
(d) By a blow to the back of the head

8. What word from the story refers to a state of being desperate or wild with excitement, passion or fear?
(a) Grief
(b) Frantic
(c) Astonishment
(d) Wonder

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

10. Sergeant Noonan discovers that what is still on in the kitchen?
(a) Mary’s toaster
(b) Mary’s lights
(c) Mary’s oven
(d) Mary’s blender

11. By what name is Mary addressed by the store clerk?
(a) Mrs. M.
(b) Miss Mary
(c) Mrs. Maloney
(d) Mary

12. What food item does Mary offer to Patrick after he arrives home?
(a) Cheese
(b) Cake
(c) Bread
(d) Fish

13. According to the narrator, Mary “knew [Patrick] didn’t want to speak much until” what was finished?
(a) The second drink
(b) The first drink
(c) Supper
(d) The sunset

14. Mary hides the truth about Patrick’s murder to presumably protect whom?
(a) Her unborn child
(b) Her secret lover
(c) Her mother
(d) Patrick’s lover

15. Which object from “Lamb to the Slaughter” symbolizes “revenge”?
(a) The leg of lamb
(b) The wall clock
(c) The newspaper article
(d) The pastry string

Short Answer Questions

1. What overturns when Patrick falls to his death in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. Mary tells the police officers that arrive that she had been where when Patrick was killed?

3. One of the policemen says to Mary, “It’s the old story. Get the weapon, and you’ve got” what?

4. Who discovers a small patch of congealed blood on Patrick’s head when the police arrive?

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

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