WorksheetsLamb to the Slaughter Listening Comprehension Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
How long did the police search for the murder weapon?
1 hour
6 hours
12 hours
3 hours
The police believed that the murder weapon was a
knife
gun
metal club
table
Who is the protagonist in the story?
Mrs. van der Meer
Mary Mulholland
Mary Maloney
Patrick
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
The setting of "Lamb to the slaughter" is
A cottage by the sea in the 1950's
A flat in the 1950's
A house in the 1950's
An apartment in the 1950's
What is most likely to happen to Mary when the story ends?
She will kill her 2nd husband.
She will be arrested for Patrick's murder.
She will get away with Patrick's murder.
She will feel guilty and turn herself in.
Why did Mary kill Patrick?
She couldn't stand to lose him.
She hated cooking him dinner.
She didn't plan to; she just reacted.
She was mad that he'd been cheating.
Why does Mrs. Maloney go to the grocer?
To create an alibi
Because she needs ingredients for dinner
Because Patrick told her to
To see Sam, whom she's having an affair with
Mr. Maloney can be characterized as ___________
Honorable and innocent
Disloyal and untrustworthy
Gentlemanly and kind
Funny
