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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How are the king's "subjects refined and cultured," according to the narrator?
(a) "By exhibitions of manly and beastly valor."
(b) "By displays of musical talent and performance."
(c) "By a panel of judges chosen from the populace."
(d) "By a determination of the logic of the crime."

3. What term is used in the narrative to describe a person who engaged in fights in a public arena?
(a) Dignitary.
(b) Gladiator.
(c) Creationist.
(d) Cultivator.

4. What theme is introduced in Part 2 of the story?
(a) Romantic love.
(b) Fate.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Family.

5. What aspect common to children's stories did Frank R. Stockton avoid in his writing?
(a) Satire.
(b) Irony.
(c) Archetypes.
(d) Moralizing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary movement is Frank R. Stockton associated with?

2. What is described behind one of the doors in Part 2 of the narrative?

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

4. When are criminals brought to the king's amphitheater, according to the narrator in Part 2?

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

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