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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary term refers to the background information provided by the author in the beginning of the story?
(a) Exposition.
(b) Climax.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Rising action.

2. What does "barbarism" in the narrative most closely reflect?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Passion.
(d) Masochism.

3. What word from the narrative refers to a tissue inserted into another tissue?
(a) Ingrafted.
(b) Incurred.
(c) Progressed.
(d) Devolved.

4. What does the word "hitch" mean in the narrative?
(a) A constable.
(b) A public stage.
(c) An obstacle or setback.
(d) A state of worry.

5. How would you describe the narrator's point of view?
(a) Limited.
(b) Arbitrary.
(c) Omniscient.
(d) Collectivist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the hired mourners located in the amphitheater when an accused person faces trial?

2. From what perspective is the narrative related in the beginning of the story?

3. How are the doors that the criminal must choose from described in the narrative?

4. How are the king's "subjects refined and cultured," according to the narrator?

5. What theme is introduced in Part 2 of the story?

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