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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the story take place?
(a) "In the years of the Great War."
(b) "Many many years into the future."
(c) "In the 1800s."
(d) "In the very olden time."

2. What word from the narrative refers to a tissue inserted into another tissue?
(a) Incurred.
(b) Devolved.
(c) Progressed.
(d) Ingrafted.

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

4. What story did Stockton write that acts as a sequel of sorts to "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) "The Captain's Toll-Gate."
(b) "The Bee-Man of Orn."
(c) "The Discourager of Hesitancy."
(d) "The Hundredth Man."

5. Where was Frank R. Stockton from?
(a) Dublin, Ireland.
(b) Philadelphia, PA.
(c) London, England.
(d) New York, NY.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was "The Lady, or the Tiger?" first published?

2. How are the doors that the criminal must choose from described in the narrative?

3. The king's vast amphitheater is described in Part 2 as "an agent of" what?

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

5. What word from the narrative means causing or involving great fear or suffering?

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