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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The king's vast amphitheater is described in Part 2 as "an agent of" what?

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

4. What word from the short story means uncivilized or primitive?

5. What does the word "idealism" refer to in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is "barbarism" defined in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

2. Upon what historial structure(s) is the king's arena based?

3. To what genres and literary styles is Frank R. Stockton most associated?

4. How can the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites be seen in Stockton's work?

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

6. How is the narrative in the beginning of the story related?

7. How is the king's method of governance described in Part 1 of the story?

8. In what ways is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" like a fairy tale?

9. What historical allusions does the author make in Part 1 of the story?

10. How does the narrator describe the king's allegiances in Part 2 of the story?

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