Lady or the Tiger

What does the king enjoy doing in the arena?

• holding all the kingdom's weddings

• seeing gladiators fight battles

• punishing people guilty of crimes

• watching wild animals hunt

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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The king believes that marrying the lady behind the door is

• a just punishment for anyone

• the only way to stop criminals

• a reward for innocence

• the way to reveal a criminal

What has the princess made sure to discover?

• the reason for the king's anger at her lover

• whether the audience wants to see the man die

• the door behind which the tiger is waiting

• whether the lady behind the door loves the man

Choose the sentence that best explains the main idea of the following excerpt. "...never before had a subject dared to love the daughter of a king. in after-years such things became commonplace enough, but then they were, in no slight degree, novel and startling."

• People gossiped about the king's startling response to his daughter's relationship.

• The love between the princess and a common man is interesting to everyone.

• The people talked about the princess's love for the man for many years.

• People look at the relationship as similar to a romance novel.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

The king believes that the events in the arena are a way for his people to

• enjoy athletic contests

• exact their revenge on their friends

• release frustrated energies

• sharpen their minds

What does the king do that shows that he thinks about each accused man's life?

• allows the accused man to choose his own fate

• commands his men to find the fiercest tiger

• requests his people to attend the event

• finds a lady of the correct age and station

What is the author's tone toward the king's ideas in this excerpt? "....the accused person was instantly punished if he found himself guilty; and, if innocent, he was rewarded on the spot, whether he liked it or not."

• critical of what the king does to the accused

• angry at the king's idea of a crime

• glad the accused person's chance

• amused by the reward of the innocent

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

You can guess that the young man goes to the door on the right because he

• hopes to find a way out of the arena

• trusts the princess

• knows which door hides the tiger

• loves the lady behind the door

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Choose the sentence that best explains the main idea of this excerpt: "The young man understood her nature, and his soul was assured that she would never rest until she had made plain to herself this thing, hidden to all other lookers-on, even to the king."

• The princess has chosen which door will reveal the tiger to punish the young man.

• The young man knows that the princess has found out the secret behind each door.

• Onlookers misunderstand what is going on between the princess and the young man.

• The king does not understand that his daughter likes to uncover secrets.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Progressiveness means

• feeling nervous about the future

• helping someone make a choice

• advancing or moving forward

• guessing someone's guilt

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4