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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the king, it is said in the beginning of the story, "He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into" what?
(a) "Facts."
(b) "Laws."
(c) "Paintings."
(d) "Art."

2. How is the king's demeanor described when "some of his orbs got out of their orbits" in the beginning of the story?
(a) "Controlling and dominant."
(b) "Blander and more genial."
(c) "Obtuse and angry."
(d) "Flustered and anxious."

3. What word from Part 4 of the story refers to a formal and authoritative order?
(a) Aria.
(b) Cantata.
(c) Decree.
(d) Proscenium.

4. How are the doors that the criminal must choose from described in the narrative?
(a) Blue and red.
(b) Exactly alike.
(c) Round and square.
(d) White and black.

5. Where was Frank R. Stockton from?
(a) Dublin, Ireland.
(b) Philadelphia, PA.
(c) London, England.
(d) New York, NY.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the galleries of the amphitheater described in the story?

2. How are the distant neighbors described that helped to polish the king's ideas?

3. When does the story take place?

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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