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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the bells described if the criminal is found innocent in the arena?
(a) "Mournful bells."
(b) "Gay brass bells."
(c) "Heavy metal bells."
(d) "Grey, sullen bells."

2. In what tense is the story related?
(a) Future tense.
(b) Past tense.
(c) Passive future tense.
(d) Present tense.

3. What word from the beginning of the novel means uninhibitedly enthusiastic?
(a) Detrimental.
(b) Dynamic.
(c) Exuberant.
(d) Metaphorical.

4. How would you describe the narrator's point of view?
(a) Collectivist.
(b) Omniscient.
(c) Limited.
(d) Arbitrary.

5. What word from the narrative means to bring out or to obtain by special means?
(a) Procure.
(b) Endure.
(c) Constrain.
(d) Compose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What children's magazine was Frank R. Stockton editor of?

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

3. How does the narrator describe the fate of the accused person if he found himself innocent in the arena?

4. The narrator says in the conclusion of Part 3, "Did not the accused person have" what?

5. What theme is introduced in Part 2 of the story?

(see the answer key)

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