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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would you describe the setting of "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) A contemporary town.
(b) An ancient kingdom.
(c) A city filled with skyscrapers.
(d) A small country village.

2. What is the duty of the person on trial one they enter the arena?
(a) To perform a musical display.
(b) To choose a door and open it.
(c) To prove one's innocence through logic.
(d) To beg for mercy from the court.

3. What do the hired mourners do if the criminal on trial is killed?
(a) They sing.
(b) They wail.
(c) They dance.
(d) They play stringed instruments.

4. What story did Stockton write that acts as a sequel of sorts to "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) "The Captain's Toll-Gate."
(b) "The Bee-Man of Orn."
(c) "The Discourager of Hesitancy."
(d) "The Hundredth Man."

5. How are the iron bells described that ring if the criminal is killed in the arena?
(a) Valiant.
(b) Incorrigible.
(c) Merry.
(d) Doleful.

6. When are criminals brought to the king's amphitheater, according to the narrator in Part 2?
(a) "When a subject was accused of a crime of sufficient importance to interest the king."
(b) "When a subject was accused of a crime that involved murder or theft."
(c) "When a subject was accused of a crime that involved the neighboring kingdoms."
(d) "When a subject was accused of a crime that involved the royal court."

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

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

9. What aspect common to children's stories did Frank R. Stockton avoid in his writing?
(a) Irony.
(b) Archetypes.
(c) Satire.
(d) Moralizing.

10. What does "barbarism" in the narrative most closely reflect?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Passion.
(d) Masochism.

11. What literary movement is Frank R. Stockton associated with?
(a) The Dadaists.
(b) The Beat generation.
(c) The American humorists.
(d) The Absurdists.

12. Of the criminal facing trial in the arena, the narrator says that he is subject to no guidance "but that of the aforementioned" what?
(a) "Riddle depicted by the jester."
(b) "Clues indicated from the masses."
(c) "Letter from the king."
(d) "Impartial and incorruptible chance."

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

14. What literary word refers to a typical example of a certain person or thing, such as the characters in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Archetype.
(d) Parable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives the signal for the condemned to step into the arena?

2. With what genre is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" associated?

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

4. What word from the narrative refers to a tissue inserted into another tissue?

5. When did Frank R. Stockton live?

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