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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what genre is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" associated?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) Nonfiction.
(d) Horror.

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

4. In what tense is the story related?
(a) Passive future tense.
(b) Present tense.
(c) Future tense.
(d) Past tense.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Frank R. Stockton from?

2. How is the word "florid" from the narrative defined?

3. What does "barbarism" in the narrative most closely reflect?

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

5. What literary term refers to the background information provided by the author in the beginning of the story?

(see the answer key)

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