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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What style does "The Lady, or the Tiger?" mimic?
(a) That of a Biblical tale.
(b) That of a fairy tale.
(c) That of a Greek mythological tale.
(d) That of a horror story.

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

3. What word from the story refers to doubt or unpredictability?
(a) Viscosity.
(b) Uncertainty.
(c) Luminosity.
(d) Incorrigible.

4. What word from the narrative means fair and just?
(a) Partial.
(b) Impartial.
(c) Metaphorical.
(d) Allegorical.

5. Of the lady behind the door, the princess envisions her "flushing cheek and sparkling eye of" what, in Part 5?
(a) "Triumph."
(b) "Enchantment."
(c) "Sensuality."
(d) "Justice."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word from the narrative means to come into opposition?

3. What does the word "wend" mean in the narrative?

4. What word from the narrative means ordinary or undistinguished?

5. How is the king's demeanor described when "every member of his domestic and political systems moved smoothly in its appointed course"?

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