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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What major theme of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is established in the beginning of the story?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Murder.
(d) Passion.

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

4. Who gives the signal for the condemned to step into the arena?
(a) The judge.
(b) The king.
(c) The princess.
(d) The jester.

5. Of the king, the narrator says in Part 2 that he "knew no tradition to which he owed more allegiance than" what?
(a) "Pleased his fancy."
(b) "The laws of God."
(c) "That of the guillotine."
(d) "Involved his family."

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe the king's method of governing?

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

3. What word from the narrative refers to the capacity of persons or things to be a compelling force on the behavior or opinions of others?

4. What does the word "idealism" refer to in the narrative?

5. What word from the narrative means certain to happen or a situation that is unavoidable?

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