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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. How is the princess's lover described in Part 4 of the story?
2. What word from the narrative refers to an established law or custom?
3. What word from the narrative means to come into opposition?
4. What word from the story refers to the assembling or people?
5. The narrator says in the conclusion of Part 3, "Did not the accused person have" what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the priest in the story represent symbolically?
2. What does the narrator say in regards to if the accused man in the arena does not want his reward?
3. What does the lady behind the door symbolize in the story?
4. What theme is predominant in Part 4 of the story?
5. What signal does the princess give to the courtier in the arena?
6. How does the princess feel about the maiden that waits behind the arena door in the story?
7. How would you compare the king's tribunal with our contemporary justice system?
8. How is the princess described when her character is introduced in Part 4 of the story?
9. How is the princess's lover described when his character is introduced in Part 4?
10. What happens when the king discovers his daughter's love affair?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the role of the lady in "The Lady, or the Tiger?" Where in the arena does the lady await her fate? How is the lady chosen? What does the lady represent symbolically in the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of the courtier in "The Lady, or the Tiger?" How does the love affair between the princess and the courtier begin? How long does the love affair last before the king discovers it? How are the courtier's appearance and demeanor described?
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