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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "untrammelled" from the story mean?
(a) Wary.
(b) Unrestrained.
(c) Popular.
(d) Intelligent.

2. When did Frank R. Stockton live?
(a) 1759-1815.
(b) 1834-1902.
(c) 1840-1915.
(d) 1820-1899.

3. What does the word "semified" from the narrative mean?
(a) Made partial.
(b) Coagulated.
(c) Observed.
(d) Incurred.

4. What literary word refers to a typical example of a certain person or thing, such as the characters in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
(a) Parable.
(b) Archetype.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Proscenium.

5. What literary movement is Frank R. Stockton associated with?
(a) The Beat generation.
(b) The Absurdists.
(c) The Dadaists.
(d) The American humorists.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe the narrator's point of view?

2. How is the king described in the beginning of the story?

3. What artistic movement influenced Frank R. Stockton and other authors during his time period?

4. What literary term refers to the background information provided by the author in the beginning of the story?

5. What pleases the king the most, according to the narrative in the beginning of the story?

(see the answer key)

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