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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 word from the story refers to a court of justice?
2. What door does the courtier go to open in the end of Part 4?
3. What word from the narrative means intense devotion or enthusiasm?
4. For how long does the princess's love affair with the courtier last before the king finds out?
5. Of the citizenry, the narrator says in Part 3, "they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or" what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the king's subjects feel about the system enacted at the king's arena?
2. What does the priest in the story represent symbolically?
3. How is the unpredictability of the arena described in Part 3 of the narrative?
4. How would you compare the king's tribunal with our contemporary justice system?
5. What does the lady behind the door symbolize in the story?
6. What happens when the king discovers his daughter's love affair?
7. Discuss the word "fairness" as it is applied in the story. What does this word mean in the narrative?
8. What does the narrator say in regards to if the accused man in the arena does not want his reward?
9. How does irony apply to the trial of the courtier in the king's arena?
10. What secrets had the princess uncovered prior to the courtier's trial at 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
Discuss the setting of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" When does the story take place? How is the kingdom described? Where do you think the kingdom is located? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of fate/chance in "The Lady, or the Tiger?" How are fate and chance defined by the narrator? How are these concepts connected to fairness in the story? Do you think that the king's arena is a fair and just tribunal? Why or why not?
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