1. Lamb to the Slaughter
Quiz

2. Page 27
1. What is Mary’s last name?
2. What was Mary doing while she waited for her husband?
3. At exactly what time did her husband arrive home?
4. When he came in, Mary gave her husband a cup of coffee. True or false?

3. Pages 28 and 29
5. Mary dislikes/quite likes/ likes/loves her husband. Which phrase best describes her feelings?
6. On P28 her husband does something unusual with his drink. What?
7. What does Mary notice about his second drink?
8. What is her husband’s job?
9. What day of the week is it?
10. Why has Mary not cooked any supper?
11. Why does her husband tell Mary to sit down?

4. Pages 30 and 31
12. Mary’s husband tells her something upsetting. What does he tell her?
13. What does Mary collect from the freezer?
14. On her way to the kitchen Mary
surprises/tickles/kills/kicks/punches her husband. Which?
15. What will be the penalty for her actions?
16. Why is she worried about her unborn child?
17. What does she do with the meat?

5. Pages 32 and 33 18. Who is Sam? 19. Who is Patrick?
20. At the shop Mary buys 3 items. What are they?
21. Why does Mary go to the shop to buy these things?
22. When Mary returns to her dead husband she feels
pleased/angry/surprised/shocked/upset. Which?
23. Who does she telephone?

6. Pages 34 and 35
24. What are the names of two of the policemen who come to the house?
25. What do the police find on the dead man’s head?
26. What do the police do to check out Mary’s story?
27. The policemen bully/ are kind to/ignore Mary. Which?
28. How do the police think Mary’s husband was killed?

7. Pages 36, 37 and 38 29. What are the police searching for?
30. What does Mary ask one of the policemen to get for her?
31. Why does she persuade the policemen to share this with her?
32. The police remind Mary that the oven is still on. What does she
insist they do after it is turned off?
33. What do the police think is still on the premises?
34. What is Mary doing while the police are discussing this?