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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "determinate" mean in the narrative?
(a) Foreshadowed.
(b) Evolved.
(c) Uneasy.
(d) Conclusive.

2. What does the courtier do upon entering the arena in Part 4 of the story?
(a) He bows to the king.
(b) He beats on the door.
(c) He bows to the jury.
(d) He bows to the judge.

3. How is the courtier's appearance described when he appears in the arena in Part 4?
(a) "Short, muscular, solid."
(b) "Tall, beautiful, fair."
(c) "Impertinent and sallow."
(d) "Basic and cruel."

4. Where does the public gather in the amphitheater for the trials of criminals?
(a) In the loft.
(b) In the arena.
(c) In the galleries.
(d) In the entranceway.

5. What word from the narrative means to bring out or to obtain by special means?
(a) Constrain.
(b) Compose.
(c) Endure.
(d) Procure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the story means to go before something else?

2. What door does the courtier go to open in the end of Part 4?

3. What is described as waiting behind a second door in Part 3 of the story?

4. What word from the story refers to the assembling or people?

5. The narrator says of the courtier in Part 4 that "his quick and anxious glance asked the question." What question does he ask with his glance?

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