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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word from the narrative refers to a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most?
(a) Demonstration.
(b) Propriety.
(c) Apostate.
(d) Privilege.

3. 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?
(a) "The immigration of the people."
(b) "The mental energies of the people."
(c) "The logic and justice of the people."
(d) "The talents of the people."

4. What major theme of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is established in the beginning of the story?
(a) Passion.
(b) Murder.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Revenge.

5. Who gives the signal for the condemned to step into the arena?
(a) The king.
(b) The jester.
(c) The judge.
(d) The princess.

6. What children's magazine was Frank R. Stockton editor of?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) Hearth and Home.
(c) The Riverside Magazine.
(d) St. Nicholas.

7. What theme is introduced in Part 2 of the story?
(a) Romantic love.
(b) Fate.
(c) Family.
(d) Revenge.

8. How are the galleries of the amphitheater described in the story?
(a) "Linear."
(b) "Encircling."
(c) "Above the stage."
(d) "Below the stage."

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

10. What does the word "idealism" refer to in the narrative?
(a) The belief in government.
(b) The study of governance.
(c) The belief in God.
(d) The pursuit of high or noble principles.

11. How did author Frank R. Stockton support himself before his work as an author?
(a) He was a wood engraver.
(b) He was a banker.
(c) He was a book binder.
(d) He was a butcher.

12. How is the arena defined in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) A forested area set aside for public executions.
(b) A ring or pit for entertainment or sports.
(c) A platform where dog-races take place.
(d) A staged area for opera performances.

13. 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 determination of the logic of the crime."
(d) "By a panel of judges chosen from the populace."

14. What style does "The Lady, or the Tiger?" mimic?
(a) That of a horror story.
(b) That of a Greek mythological tale.
(c) That of a Biblical tale.
(d) That of a fairy tale.

15. The king's vast amphitheater is described in Part 2 as "an agent of" what?
(a) "Evolution."
(b) "Change."
(c) "Cruel fate."
(d) "Poetic justice."

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the hired mourners do if the criminal on trial is killed?

2. From what perspective is the narrative related in the beginning of the story?

3. How is the king's demeanor described when "some of his orbs got out of their orbits" in the beginning of the story?

4. Where are the hired mourners located in the amphitheater when an accused person faces trial?

5. What is the king said to be greatly given to in the beginning of the story?

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