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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who leads the criminal to his new home after the ceremony if he is proven innocent in the arena?
2. How does the narrator described "the masses" during the trials at the arena?
3. What word from the story refers to the assembling or people?
4. How is the princess's soul described at the arena in Part 4?
5. The narrator says in the conclusion of Part 3, "Did not the accused person have" what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when the king discovers his daughter's love affair?
2. How would you compare the tribunals in the king's arena to those in Ancient Rome?
3. How does the narrator "set the scene" on the day of the courtier's trial?
4. How is the unpredictability of the arena described in Part 3 of the narrative?
5. How do the king's subjects feel about the system enacted at the king's arena?
6. Discuss the word "fairness" as it is applied in the story. What does this word mean in the narrative?
7. What does the narrator say in regards to if the accused man in the arena does not want his reward?
8. How is the ceremony described if the hypothetical accused man should open the door proving his innocence?
9. How is the princess's lover described when his character is introduced in Part 4?
10. What signal does the princess give to the courtier in the arena?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the narrative style of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" From what perspective is the story related? Is the narrative related in the present or past tense? Is the narrator's perspective omniscient or limited? What impact do each of these choices have on the work?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the princess's actions, objectives, obstacles, and conflicts in the arena. How does the princess perceive her lover when he enters the arena? What does she do in order to signal to him? What signal does she give? What inner conflicts does the narrator describe of the princess?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the tone and mood of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" How does the author develop the tone and mood of the story in Part 1? What are examples of literary devices that develop the tone and mood? Do the tone and mood change in the course of the narrative?
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