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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was "The Lady, or the Tiger?" first published?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1882.

3. Where in the amphitheater does the king sit for the trials of criminals?
(a) In the galleries.
(b) On a throne on one side of the arena.
(c) In the arena itself.
(d) In a glass cage overlooking the arena.

4. How does the narrator describe the audience in the case where a criminal is killed in the arena?
(a) "With rapturous cries of justice."
(b) "With bowed heads and downcast hearts."
(c) "With poetic songs of freedom."
(d) "With merry laughter and dancing."

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "barbarism" in the narrative most closely reflect?

2. Of the king, it is said in the beginning of the story, "He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into" what?

3. What word from the narrative means causing or involving great fear or suffering?

4. What literary movement is Frank R. Stockton associated with?

5. Where was Frank R. Stockton from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the king's allegiances in Part 2 of the story?

2. Where are the attendees of the tribunals at the king's arena located within the amphitheater?

3. How would you describe the language style of "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

4. When and where is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" set?

5. What is the basis of justice in the king's arena?

6. How does the king respond when things go his way or do not, according to the narrator in Part 1?

7. In what ways is "The Lady, or the Tiger?" like a fairy tale?

8. How is the narrative in the beginning of the story related?

9. How was Frank R. Stockton regarded as an author when "The Lady, or the Tiger?" was published?

10. When are the accused brought to the king's arena for judgment, according to the narrator in Part 2?

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