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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When are criminals brought to the king's amphitheater, according to the narrator in Part 2?
(a) "When a subject was accused of a crime that involved the royal court."
(b) "When a subject was accused of a crime of sufficient importance to interest the king."
(c) "When a subject was accused of a crime that involved murder or theft."
(d) "When a subject was accused of a crime that involved the neighboring kingdoms."

2. How would you describe the narrator's point of view?
(a) Collectivist.
(b) Limited.
(c) Omniscient.
(d) Arbitrary.

3. How is the king's demeanor described when "some of his orbs got out of their orbits" in the beginning of the story?
(a) "Obtuse and angry."
(b) "Flustered and anxious."
(c) "Controlling and dominant."
(d) "Blander and more genial."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the passages of the amphitheater described in Part 2?

2. The narrator says in Part 2 of the story that the king's arena was built "for purposes far better adapted to widen and develop" what?

3. From what perspective is the narrative related in the beginning of the story?

4. What story did Stockton write that acts as a sequel of sorts to "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

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

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