Lamb to the Slaughter Quiz

What was Mary Maloney waiting for at the beginning of the story?

• The grocery delivery

• Her husband to come home from work

• The police to arrive

• Her friend to visit

What did Mary Maloney notice about her husband when he came home?

• He was happy

• He was angry

• He was excited

• He was tired

What did Mary Maloney do when her husband told her he had something to tell her?

• She ignored him

• She ran out of the house

• She started crying

• She got him a drink

What did Mary Maloney use as a weapon to kill her husband?

• A steel club

• A vase

• A kitchen knife

• A candlestick

What did Mary Maloney do after killing her husband?

• She went to the grocery store

• She called the police

• She cooked dinner

• She ran away

What did the police find in the oven when they arrived?

• A leg of lamb

• A roast chicken

• A beef steak

• A pork chop

What did Mary Maloney ask the police to do when they were searching the house?

• To find the murder weapon

• To arrest her

• To eat the lamb in the oven

• To leave immediately

What did the police discuss while eating the lamb?

• The murder weapon

• The weather

• The victim's job

• The taste of the lamb

What did Mary Maloney do when she heard the police discussing the murder weapon?

• She fainted

• She laughed

• She ran away

• She cried