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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What style does "The Lady, or the Tiger?" mimic?
(a) That of a Greek mythological tale.
(b) That of a fairy tale.
(c) That of a horror story.
(d) That of a Biblical tale.

2. How is the king's demeanor described when "every member of his domestic and political systems moved smoothly in its appointed course"?
(a) "Bland and genial."
(b) "Reactionary."
(c) "Angry and disposed."
(d) "Quiet and sullen."

3. How is the princess's soul described in Part 5 of the story?
(a) "At a white heat beneath the combined fires of despair and jealousy."
(b) "A cloud ot sincerity, love, and dedication."
(c) "A cruel and vexed cavern within her being."
(d) "A convolution of despair and the ambition to destroy her father."

4. How are the vaults of the amphitheater described?
(a) "Cavernous."
(b) "Steel-walled."
(c) "Mysterious."
(d) "Placating."

5. How is the princess's soul described at the arena in Part 4?
(a) "Sullen and incooperative."
(b) "Intense and fervid."
(c) "Wary and disdainful."
(d) "Majestic and cruel."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the king said to be greatly given to in the beginning of the story?

2. What word from the narrative means intense devotion or enthusiasm?

3. Of the lady behind the door, the princess envisions her "flushing cheek and sparkling eye of" what, in Part 5?

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

5. Who wrote about Frank R. Stockton in The Dictionary of Literary Biography?

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