"The Lady, or the Tiger" Review

Who wrote "The Lady or the Tiger?"

• Frank Gallagher

• Frank R. Stockton

• William Shakespeare

• William Afton

The king is described as semi-__________

• sweet

• innocent

• barbaric

• colon

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What happens after a victim is mauled by a tiger?

• Everyone celebrates with a lively party

• He is revived and deemed the most honorable man in the kingdom

• The tiger is then let loose into the kingdom

• Iron bells are rung and everybody walks home with heads bowed

The arena is used to determine a criminal's __________

• innocence

• desire

• age

• likelihood of survival in the wild

When is the criminal married if he is lucky enough to choose the lady?

• immediately

• after his current wife dies

• when his children are grown up

• he can choose to never marry her

Why is the handsome boy sent to the King's arena?

• He killed a king's guard

• He was the princess's lover

• He had avoided paying his taxes

• He was more handsome than the king

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the princess think of the lady behind the door for her lover's arena ceremony?

• They are sisters who haven't spoken in years

• She is indifferent toward her

• She hates her out of pure jealousy

• She thinks the woman is far too old to be the most beautiful in the land

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

What did the boy look at that reaffirmed his trust in the princess before she signaled to him?

• The king's cruel. barbaric expression

• The locket he had given the princess that she wore around her neck

• The princess's soft smile

• The princess's eyes, and even deeper into her soul

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Is the princess' motion to her lover in the arena quick, or does she hesitate?

• She motions quickly

• She hesitates

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

True/False: The boy hesitates to choose when the princess signals to him

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1