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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What day of the week is it in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Thursday
(b) Sunday
(c) Friday
(d) Tuesday
2. How many police officers initially arrive after Mary calls the police?
(a) 4
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 2
3. Mary tells herself as she walks home from the store, “That’s the way. Do Everything” how?
(a) Tame and normal
(b) Right and natural
(c) Nice and stealthily
(d) Fast and accurate
4. Where does Mary discover her dead husband lying after she returns from the store?
(a) In the bedroom
(b) In the bathroom
(c) In the living room
(d) On the stairs
5. Mary calls the police officer’s dear friends of whom in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Sam
(b) Patrick
(c) Jesus
(d) Hers
Short Answer Questions
1. How is Mary said to feel as she comes out of her shock after killing Patrick in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
2. What are the first thoughts that Mary thinks after killing her husband?
3. Where does Mary sit in the bedroom after killing Patrick?
4. What is Sergeant Noonan’s first name in the story?
5. All of Mary’s movements are said to be what, after Patrick has told her his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What differences can be seen between the 1950s society in the short story and society today?
2. How is “climax” defined? Where in “Lamb to the Slaughter” does the climax occur?
3. How is the theme of passivity in “Lamb to the Slaughter” illustrated through Patrick’s character?
4. How do Mary’s actions after the murder resemble those of an actor preparing for a role?
5. How would you characterize Sergeant Noonan’s behavior toward Mary in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
6. What central injustices mark the narrative of “Lamb to Slaughter”?
7. What actions does Mary plot on her way home from the store? How do these actions play out?
8. How does Patrick Maloney feel about his wife Mary in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
9. How does the theme of betrayal apply to “Lamb to Slaughter”?
10. What influences can be seen in “Lamb to Slaughter”? When in Dahl’s career was the story written?
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