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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the iron bells described that ring if the criminal is killed in the arena?
(a) Valiant.
(b) Merry.
(c) Doleful.
(d) Incorrigible.

2. What literary word refers to a typical example of a certain person or thing, such as the characters in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) Parable.
(b) Archetype.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Proscenium.

3. What do the hired mourners do if the criminal on trial is killed?
(a) They sing.
(b) They play stringed instruments.
(c) They wail.
(d) They dance.

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

5. What word from the narrative means certain to happen or a situation that is unavoidable?
(a) Undetermined.
(b) Inevitable.
(c) Culpable.
(d) Didier.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what tense is the story related?

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

3. What literary term refers to the background information provided by the author in the beginning of the story?

4. How are the vaults of the amphitheater described?

5. When was "The Lady, or the Tiger?" first published?

(see the answer key)

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