Lamb to the slaughter (revision)

How long did the police search for the murder weapon?

• 1 hour

• 6 hours

• 12 hours

• 3 hours

Mary's giggling meant that she had lost her mind.

• True

• False

The police believed that the murder weapon was a 

• knife

• gun

• metal club

• table

What "shocked" Mary when she returned from the store?

• Police were there

• Patrick was dead

• Nothing is left for the supper

• The seller did not recognize her

Who is the protagonist in the story?

• Mrs. van der Meer

• Mary Mulholland

• Mary Maloney

• Patrick

Patrick is not doing the right thing. What does he do that is wrong?

• Leaving his pregnant wife

• Insisting on having dinner at a set time every evening

• Drinking when he is stressed

Who is the author of "Lamb to the slaughter"?

• Ruan Dahl

• Ryan Dahl

• Riaan Dahl

• Roald Dahl

It may be said that Mary has a(n)___________personality.

• Obsessive

• Bossy

• Weak

• Solid

Why did the detectives do Mary a favour by eating the leg of lamb?

• The leg of lamb could not be eaten by her alone and would have spoiled

• They kept her company while she was still in shock

• Mary hit her husband over the head with it and they ate the evidence

Mary hitting Patrick with the frozen leg of lamb occurs during the

• Rising action

• Falling action

• Climax

• Resolution