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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the beginning of the novel means uninhibitedly enthusiastic?
(a) Exuberant.
(b) Metaphorical.
(c) Detrimental.
(d) Dynamic.

2. What does the word "semified" from the narrative mean?
(a) Made partial.
(b) Coagulated.
(c) Observed.
(d) Incurred.

3. 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) "Art."
(b) "Paintings."
(c) "Facts."
(d) "Laws."

4. Where was "The Lady, or the Tiger?" first published?
(a) The New Yorker magazine.
(b) Reader's Digest.
(c) The Century magazine.
(d) Time magazine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Frank R. Stockton from?

2. In what tense is the story related?

3. What does the word "untrammelled" from the story mean?

4. How would you describe the language in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

5. What pleases the king the most, according to the narrative in the beginning of the story?

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