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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What children's magazine was Frank R. Stockton editor of?
(a) Hearth and Home.
(b) St. Nicholas.
(c) Time magazine.
(d) The Riverside Magazine.

2. Of the king, it is said in the beginning of the story, "He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into" what?
(a) "Laws."
(b) "Art."
(c) "Facts."
(d) "Paintings."

3. What word from the narrative means menacingly wild or savage?
(a) Fierce.
(b) Morbid.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Morose.

4. What theme is explored in Part 3 of the story?
(a) Motherhood.
(b) Sisterhood.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Justice.

5. What happens if the criminal on trial opens the door that leads to "a reward of his innocence"?
(a) He is given a dukedom.
(b) He is crowned king.
(c) He is immediately wed.
(d) He is immediately killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the doors that the criminal must choose from described in the narrative?

2. How does the narrator describe the fairness of the arena in Part 3?

3. What are the two outcomes for the criminal depending on his choice of door in the arena?

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

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

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