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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would you describe the language in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) Stark.
(b) Contemporary.
(c) Factual.
(d) Flowery.

2. When does the story take place?
(a) "In the 1800s."
(b) "In the years of the Great War."
(c) "In the very olden time."
(d) "Many many years into the future."

3. Where does the public gather in the amphitheater for the trials of criminals?
(a) In the entranceway.
(b) In the galleries.
(c) In the arena.
(d) In the loft.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "untrammelled" from the story mean?

2. What artistic movement influenced Frank R. Stockton and other authors during his time period?

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

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

5. What word from the short story means uncivilized or primitive?

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