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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the story refers to a requital according to merits or deserts?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Retribution.
(c) Regulation.
(d) Compehension.

2. In what tense is the story related?
(a) Present tense.
(b) Future tense.
(c) Passive future tense.
(d) Past tense.

3. What is described as waiting behind a second door in Part 3 of the story?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A throne.
(c) A sword.
(d) A lady.

4. What word from the story refers to doubt or unpredictability?
(a) Incorrigible.
(b) Viscosity.
(c) Luminosity.
(d) Uncertainty.

5. What does the word "suitable" mean in the narrative?
(a) Appropriate or fitting.
(b) Ordinary or plain.
(c) Unmatched.
(d) Irregular.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the iron bells described that ring if the criminal is killed in the arena?

2. What word from the story means to go before something else?

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

4. What aspect common to children's stories did Frank R. Stockton avoid in his writing?

5. How soon after making his decision is the criminal in the arena rewarded or punished?

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