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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is described as waiting behind a second door in Part 3 of the story?
2. Where in relation to the twin doors does the king sit in the arena?
3. What word from the narrative means ordinary or undistinguished?
4. What word from Part 4 of the story refers to having a sense of the beautiful?
5. Of the citizenry, the narrator says in Part 3, "they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or" what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the lady behind the door symbolize in the story?
2. How is the princess described when her character is introduced in Part 4 of the story?
3. What theme is predominant in Part 4 of the story?
4. How is the ceremony described if the hypothetical accused man should open the door proving his innocence?
5. How does the narrator describe the king's method of administering justice in Part 3?
6. What is described as standing behind the second door in the narrator's hypothetical trial in Part 3?
7. How is the unpredictability of the arena described in Part 3 of the narrative?
8. How does irony apply to the trial of the courtier in the king's arena?
9. What does the priest in the story represent symbolically?
10. What are the positive aspects of the king's decision to put the courtier to trial?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are the duties or "privileges" of the accused when they are summoned to enter the king's arena? What are the rewards or retributions that they face upon entering the arena? How is the fate of the accused determined?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the king's arena. How large is the arena? Upon what historical structure(s) is the arena based? Where do the attendees of trials at the arena gather? What do you think the arena represents symbolically or metaphorically in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the narrative style of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" From what perspective is the story related? Is the narrative related in the present or past tense? Is the narrator's perspective omniscient or limited? What impact do each of these choices have on the work?
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