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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What style does "The Lady, or the Tiger?" mimic?
(a) That of a Biblical tale.
(b) That of a horror story.
(c) That of a fairy tale.
(d) That of a Greek mythological tale.

4. What does the word "incorruptible" from the story mean?
(a) Everlasting.
(b) Allegorical.
(c) Metaphorical.
(d) Stringent.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Frank R. Stockton live?

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

4. Of the criminal facing trial in the arena, the narrator says that he is subject to no guidance "but that of the aforementioned" what?

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

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