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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did author Frank R. Stockton support himself before his work as an author?
(a) He was a book binder.
(b) He was a butcher.
(c) He was a banker.
(d) He was a wood engraver.

2. What children's magazine was Frank R. Stockton editor of?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) Hearth and Home.
(c) The Riverside Magazine.
(d) St. Nicholas.

3. Where does the public gather in the amphitheater for the trials of criminals?
(a) In the loft.
(b) In the galleries.
(c) In the entranceway.
(d) In the arena.

4. What word from the short story means uncivilized or primitive?
(a) Cultured.
(b) Exemplary.
(c) Apostate.
(d) Barbaric.

5. What does the word "incorruptible" from the story mean?
(a) Metaphorical.
(b) Stringent.
(c) Everlasting.
(d) Allegorical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the narrative means fair and just?

2. What do the hired mourners do if the criminal on trial is killed?

3. With what genre is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" associated?

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

5. How are the galleries of the amphitheater described in the story?

(see the answer key)

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