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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) Detrimental.
(b) Exuberant.
(c) Dynamic.
(d) Metaphorical.

2. What children's magazine was Frank R. Stockton editor of?
(a) The Riverside Magazine.
(b) Time magazine.
(c) Hearth and Home.
(d) St. Nicholas.

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

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

5. What literary term refers to the background information provided by the author in the beginning of the story?
(a) Climax.
(b) Rising action.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Exposition.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the word "hitch" mean in the narrative?

3. When was "The Lady, or the Tiger?" first published?

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

5. 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?

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