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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the story refers to the assembling or people?
(a) Endurance.
(b) Embarkment.
(c) Throng.
(d) Dedication.

2. In Part 4 of the story, the narrator describes the judgment of the masses regarding the courtier by saying, "Of course, everybody knew that the deed with which the accused was charged had" what?
(a) "Not been done."
(b) "Been done."
(c) "Been set up."
(d) "Been fabricated."

3. How does the narrator describe the princess's decision in Part 5 of the narrative?
(a) "Her decision was to send her lover to death."
(b) "Her decision was indicated verbally and clearly."
(c) "Her decision was indicated subtly and imperceptibly."
(d) "Her decision had been indicated in an instant."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the princess, the narrator says in Part 4 that "she had done what no other person had done." What did the princess do?

2. How does the narrator describe the location of the tiger in the arena?

3. What does the courtier do upon entering the arena in Part 4 of the story?

4. How does the narrator describe the king in Part 2?

5. What literary movement is Frank R. Stockton associated with?

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