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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word from the narrative means fair and just?
(a) Impartial.
(b) Metaphorical.
(c) Partial.
(d) Allegorical.

3. How is the word "florid" from the narrative defined?
(a) Decayed.
(b) Cultured.
(c) Showy.
(d) Negative.

4. What word from the short story means uncivilized or primitive?
(a) Exemplary.
(b) Barbaric.
(c) Cultured.
(d) Apostate.

5. Of the king, the narrator says in Part 2 that he "knew no tradition to which he owed more allegiance than" what?
(a) "The laws of God."
(b) "Involved his family."
(c) "Pleased his fancy."
(d) "That of the guillotine."

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

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

8. What artistic movement influenced Frank R. Stockton and other authors during his time period?
(a) The Pre-Raphaelites.
(b) The Modernists.
(c) The Dadaists.
(d) The Cubists.

9. What does the word "wend" mean in the narrative?
(a) To write.
(b) To go or leave.
(c) To sing.
(d) To compose.

10. How many doors does the criminal face across from him in the arena?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

11. What word from the narrative means causing or involving great fear or suffering?
(a) Angelic.
(b) Trepid.
(c) Dire.
(d) Vapid.

12. How are the king's "subjects refined and cultured," according to the narrator?
(a) "By exhibitions of manly and beastly valor."
(b) "By displays of musical talent and performance."
(c) "By a panel of judges chosen from the populace."
(d) "By a determination of the logic of the crime."

13. What is the king said to be greatly given to in the beginning of the story?
(a) Consulting his cabinet.
(b) Adorning his wife with jewels.
(c) Self-communing.
(d) Holding seminars.

14. Where does the public gather in the amphitheater for the trials of criminals?
(a) In the arena.
(b) In the loft.
(c) In the entranceway.
(d) In the galleries.

15. How are the vaults of the amphitheater described?
(a) "Placating."
(b) "Mysterious."
(c) "Steel-walled."
(d) "Cavernous."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the audience in the case where a criminal is killed in the arena?

2. How did author Frank R. Stockton support himself before his work as an author?

3. Of the criminal facing trial in the arena, the narrator says that he is subject to no guidance "but that of the aforementioned" what?

4. What does the word "untrammelled" from the story mean?

5. How would you describe the language in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

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