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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The king's vast amphitheater is described in Part 2 as "an agent of" what?
(a) "Change."
(b) "Evolution."
(c) "Poetic justice."
(d) "Cruel fate."

2. How are the iron bells described that ring if the criminal is killed in the arena?
(a) Valiant.
(b) Merry.
(c) Doleful.
(d) Incorrigible.

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

4. The narrator says what of "the judgments of the king's arena" in Part 3?
(a) "There was no escape."
(b) "There was glory in."
(c) "There was logic to."
(d) "There was always the ability to appeal."

5. What major theme of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is established in the beginning of the story?
(a) Murder.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Passion.
(d) Adultery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the passages of the amphitheater described in Part 2?

2. What word in the text refers to the act of performing of a ceremony?

3. What word from the narrative refers to an epic poem or an instrumental composition?

4. What children's magazine was Frank R. Stockton editor of?

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

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