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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is described as waiting behind a second door in Part 3 of the story?
(a) A sword.
(b) A throne.
(c) A dagger.
(d) A lady.

4. What aspect common to children's stories did Frank R. Stockton avoid in his writing?
(a) Archetypes.
(b) Irony.
(c) Moralizing.
(d) Satire.

5. What word from the story refers to a requital according to merits or deserts?
(a) Retribution.
(b) Regulation.
(c) Compehension.
(d) Evolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described behind one of the doors in Part 2 of the narrative?

2. What word from the beginning of the novel means uninhibitedly enthusiastic?

3. How is the arena described as a method of justice in Part 3?

4. What do the hired mourners do if the criminal on trial is killed?

5. What word from the narrative refers to a tissue inserted into another tissue?

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