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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "untrammelled" from the story mean?
(a) Unrestrained.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Popular.
(d) Wary.

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

3. How would you describe the king's method of governing?
(a) Egalitarian.
(b) Arbitrary.
(c) Autocratic.
(d) Democratic.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the king described in the beginning of the story?

2. What artistic movement influenced Frank R. Stockton and other authors during his time period?

3. How would you describe the narrator's point of view?

4. Where was Frank R. Stockton from?

5. What children's magazine was Frank R. Stockton editor of?

(see the answer key)

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