Sure! Here are the responses to the questions based on the passage from "The Lady or the Tiger":
Question 1:
What theme is revealed through the story?
- In some situations, the right choice is not easy to find.
Question 2:
Which piece of evidence best reveals the lose-lose reality of the king's arena?
- "This vast amphitheater...in which crime was punished, or virtue rewarded, by the decrees of an impartial and incorruptible chance." (Paragraph 3)
Question 3:
How are paragraphs 1-8 important to the text as a whole?
- They introduce the rules of the king's arena.
Question 4:
How is the communication between the princess and her lover in paragraphs 15-17 significant to the text as a whole?
- It highlights the princess's internal conflict over her decision.
Question 5:
What effect does the author's choice to describe the princess as "semi-barbaric" in paragraph 20 have on the text?
- It reveals a similarity between the princess and her father, giving a clue about her decision.
Question 6:
What is the best description of the phrase "grievous reveries" as it is used in paragraph 22?
- painful and imagined situations
Question 7:
How does the narrator's tone in paragraph 8 impact readers?
- It causes them to notice and question the absurdity of this justice.
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