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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. What part of the plot structure of the story is found in Part 3?
2. Where does the princess sit in relation to her father in the arena in Part 4 of the story?
3. What word from the story refers to the assembling or people?
4. What door does the courtier go to open in the end of Part 4?
5. How is the arena described as a method of justice in Part 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you compare the king's tribunal with our contemporary justice system?
2. What does the priest in the story represent symbolically?
3. What is the crime that the courtier is charged with?
4. How is the princess described when her character is introduced in Part 4 of the story?
5. Discuss the word "fairness" as it is applied in the story. What does this word mean in the narrative?
6. What theme is predominant in Part 4 of the story?
7. What preparations are made for the courtier's trial in Part 4?
8. How is the unpredictability of the arena described in Part 3 of the narrative?
9. What is described as standing behind the second door in the narrator's hypothetical trial in Part 3?
10. How would you compare the tribunals in the king's arena to those in Ancient Rome?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of passion in "The Lady, or the Tiger?" How is this theme developed through character? How does the author develop the theme through setting? What symbolism and imagery supports this theme?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the role of the tiger in "The Lady, or the Tiger?" How is the tiger chosen? Where is the tiger held in the arena? What do you think the tiger represents symbolically or metaphorically in the story? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Identify and discuss the genre and literary style of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" What are "archetypes" and how are they employed in the story? How popular were these genres and styles when "The Lady, or the Tiger?" was published? With what genres and styles was author Frank R. Stockton associated?
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