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

2. How does the narrator describe the audience in the case where a criminal is killed in the arena?
(a) "With bowed heads and downcast hearts."
(b) "With rapturous cries of justice."
(c) "With poetic songs of freedom."
(d) "With merry laughter and dancing."

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe the king's method of governing?

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

3. What word from the narrative refers to an epic poem or an instrumental composition?

4. What major theme of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is established in the beginning of the story?

5. How is the king described in the beginning of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theme is introduced in Part 2 of the narrative?

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

3. What does the king represent symbolically or metaphorically in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

4. What does the tiger represent symbolically in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

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

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

9. How is the structure of the king's arena described in Part 2 of the story?

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

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