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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what tense is the story related?
(a) Past tense.
(b) Future tense.
(c) Passive future tense.
(d) Present tense.

2. How is the king described in the beginning of the story?
(a) "Semi-barbaric."
(b) "Intellectual and scientific."
(c) "Cultured and charismatic."
(d) "Logical but obtuse."

3. What literary movement is Frank R. Stockton associated with?
(a) The Dadaists.
(b) The American humorists.
(c) The Beat generation.
(d) The Absurdists.

4. When does the story take place?
(a) "Many many years into the future."
(b) "In the 1800s."
(c) "In the years of the Great War."
(d) "In the very olden time."

5. What is described behind one of the doors in Part 2 of the narrative?
(a) The king.
(b) A jester.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A judge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was "The Lady, or the Tiger?" first published?

2. With what genre is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" associated?

3. How are the galleries of the amphitheater described in the story?

4. What does the word "incorruptible" from the story mean?

5. What story did Stockton write that acts as a sequel of sorts to "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

(see the answer key)

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