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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the king's demeanor described when "every member of his domestic and political systems moved smoothly in its appointed course"?
(a) "Bland and genial."
(b) "Angry and disposed."
(c) "Reactionary."
(d) "Quiet and sullen."

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

3. From what perspective is the narrative related in the beginning of the story?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person.
(c) First person.
(d) First person omniscient.

4. Of the criminal facing trial in the arena, the narrator says that he is subject to no guidance "but that of the aforementioned" what?
(a) "Letter from the king."
(b) "Impartial and incorruptible chance."
(c) "Riddle depicted by the jester."
(d) "Clues indicated from the masses."

5. What word from the narrative means to come into opposition?
(a) Absorb.
(b) Regulate.
(c) Propel.
(d) Interfere.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the king in Part 2?

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

3. What part of the plot structure of the story is found in Part 3?

4. What does the word "semified" from the narrative mean?

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

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