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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the short story means uncivilized or primitive?
(a) Cultured.
(b) Barbaric.
(c) Exemplary.
(d) Apostate.

2. How would you describe the language in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) Contemporary.
(b) Factual.
(c) Stark.
(d) Flowery.

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

4. What does the word "wend" mean in the narrative?
(a) To compose.
(b) To write.
(c) To sing.
(d) To go or leave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Frank R. Stockton from?

2. Where in the amphitheater does the king sit for the trials of criminals?

3. What style does "The Lady, or the Tiger?" mimic?

4. How would you describe the setting of "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

5. Who gives the signal for the condemned to step into the arena?

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