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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the book American Fiction To-Day published?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1779.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1911.

2. How does the narrator describe the king's feelings about his daughter in Part 4?
(a) "She was the apple of his eye."
(b) "She was an annoyance to him."
(c) "She was the bane of his existence."
(d) "She was his greatest worry."

3. How does the narrative style of the story change in Part 5?
(a) The narrative shifts to a third-person omniscient perspective in this section of the story.
(b) The narrative changes to past tense in this section of the story.
(c) The narrative is related from the princess's point of view in this section of the story.
(d) The narrator addresses the reader directly in this section of the story.

4. The narrator says in Part 4 of the story, "This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as" what?
(a) "A dozen roses."
(b) "His most sanguine memories."
(c) "His wife."
(d) "His most florid fancies."

5. Of the king's viewpoint in Part 4, the narrator says, "No matter how the affair turned out, the youth would be" what?
(a) "A part of the court."
(b) "Adorned with riches."
(c) "Disposed of."
(d) "Wed to his daughter."

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Part 5 of the narrative means to take for granted or suppose?

2. What theme is explored in Part 3 of the story?

3. What word from Part 4 of the story refers to having a sense of the beautiful?

4. What part of the plot structure of the story is found in Part 3?

5. What word from the story refers to doubt or unpredictability?

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