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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did author Frank R. Stockton support himself before his work as an author?
(a) He was a book binder.
(b) He was a banker.
(c) He was a butcher.
(d) He was a wood engraver.

2. How many doors does the criminal face across from him in the arena?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. What children's magazine was Frank R. Stockton editor of?
(a) St. Nicholas.
(b) Time magazine.
(c) Hearth and Home.
(d) The Riverside Magazine.

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

5. What word from the narrative means menacingly wild or savage?
(a) Morose.
(b) Sullen.
(c) Fierce.
(d) Morbid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the vaults of the amphitheater described?

2. What word from the beginning of the novel means uninhibitedly enthusiastic?

3. What word from the narrative refers to singers in a choir?

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

5. Of the citizenry, the narrator says in Part 3, "they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or" what?

(see the answer key)

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