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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the narrative means certain to happen or a situation that is unavoidable?
(a) Inevitable.
(b) Culpable.
(c) Undetermined.
(d) Didier.

2. What word from the narrative means fair and just?
(a) Metaphorical.
(b) Partial.
(c) Allegorical.
(d) Impartial.

3. What does the word "idealism" refer to in the narrative?
(a) The belief in government.
(b) The study of governance.
(c) The belief in God.
(d) The pursuit of high or noble principles.

4. When did Frank R. Stockton live?
(a) 1834-1902.
(b) 1820-1899.
(c) 1759-1815.
(d) 1840-1915.

5. How are the doors that the criminal must choose from described in the narrative?
(a) Exactly alike.
(b) White and black.
(c) Blue and red.
(d) Round and square.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the word "florid" from the narrative defined?

2. What word from the narrative refers to a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most?

3. What major theme of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is established in the beginning of the story?

4. How are the distant neighbors described that helped to polish the king's ideas?

5. What word from the narrative means causing or involving great fear or suffering?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the structure of the king's arena described in Part 2 of the story?

2. What theme is introduced in Part 2 of the narrative?

3. What is described in the hypothetical scenario where the accused man opens the first door in Part 2?

4. What historical allusions does the author make in Part 1 of the story?

5. What is the duty of the accused once he is summoned into the arena?

6. What takes place in preparation for a trial at the knig's arena?

7. How does the narrator describe the king's allegiances in Part 2 of the story?

8. How can the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites be seen in Stockton's work?

9. What does the king represent symbolically or metaphorically in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

10. What does the tiger represent symbolically in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

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