from the story "lady or the tiger" by Frank Stockton

Question

1. What theme is revealed through the story? (1 point) Responses
Free will allows people to create the future they want.
Power enables people to have confidence in their choices.
In some situations, the right choice is not easy to find.
Trust leads to death in romantic relationships.
Question 2
2. Which piece of evidence best reveals the lose-lose reality of the king's arena? (1 point) Responses
"the accused person was instantly punished if he found himself guilty, and if innocent, he was rewarded on the spot" (Paragraph 7)
"This vast amphitheater...in which crime was punished, or virtue rewarded, by the decrees of an impartial and incorruptible chance." (Paragraph 3)
"Without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right, and opened it." (Paragraph 18)
"It mattered not that he might already possess a wife and family, or that his affections might be engaged upon an object of his own selection." (Paragraph 6)
Question 3
3. How are paragraphs 1-8 important to the text as a whole?(1 point) Responses
They build knowledge of the king's enemies.
They introduce the princess's forbidden relationship.
They introduce the rules of the king's arena.
They build an understanding of the relationship between the king and his daughter.
Question 4
4. How is the communication between the princess and her lover in paragraphs 15-17 significant to the text as a whole? (1 point) Responses
It highlights the princess's internal conflict over her decision.
It reveals the trust the young man has in the princess.
It demonstrates each character's need for independence.
It emphasizes the king's uncivilized motivations.
Question 5
5. What effect does the author's choice to describe the princess as "semi-barbaric" in paragraph 20 have on the text? (1 point) Responses
It reveals a similarity between the princess and her father, giving a clue about her decision.
It reveals that the princess is not really in love with the man in the arena, hinting at her decision.
It reveals the ease with which the princess made her decision between the lady or the tiger.
It reveals the princess's desire to use the arena's choice to get revenge against her father.
Question 6
6. What is the best description of the phrase "grievous reveries" as it is used in paragraph 22?(1 point) Responses
optimistic daydreams and outcomes
painful and imagined situations
passionate prayers for guidance
moments of guilt and regret
Question 7
7. How does the narrator's tone in paragraph 8 impact readers?(1 point) Responses
It causes them to notice and question the absurdity of this justice.
It causes them to relate to the princess's dilemma.
It causes them to acknowledge the reasoning behind the king's action.
It causes them to make connections to the justice system in their own society.

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions about "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank Stockton:

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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