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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says of the courtier in Part 4 that "his quick and anxious glance asked the question." What question does he ask with his glance?
(a) Will I be freed?
(b) Did you kill him?
(c) Which door?
(d) Do you love me?

2. Who surveys the kingdom for "maiden youth and beauty" in Part 4 of the story?
(a) "The king himself."
(b) "Competent judges."
(c) "The prince."
(d) "The princess."

3. What word from the narrative refers to an established law or custom?
(a) Dictation.
(b) Institution.
(c) Coronation.
(d) Proscenium.

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

5. How does the narrator describe the king in Part 2?
(a) "A jester of a king."
(b) "Every wizard a king."
(c) "Very much a liberal king."
(d) "Every barleycorn a king."

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe the narrator's point of view?

2. What word from Part 4 of the story means domineering, dictatorial, or overbearing?

3. What prevents the sounds of "noise or suggestion" behind the doors in the arena?

4. Of the king's viewpoint in Part 4, the narrator says, "No matter how the affair turned out, the youth would be" what?

5. The narrator says in Part 2 of the story that the king's arena was built "for purposes far better adapted to widen and develop" what?

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