"The Lady, or the Tiger?" Assessment

1. The following question has two parts. First answer Part A. Then answer Part B. Part A: Which of the following inferences about the “criminal” (the princess' love) is best supported by the story?

• He is a poor man, desperate for the princess’s wealth.
• He is a brave man, who is willing to take risks for the princess.
• He is a shy man, who is willing to do anything for the princess.
• He is a serious man, who is grateful for the time he has with the princess.

Part B: Which of these sentences from the text best supports your answer for PART A?

• “The young man’s eyes instead were fixed on the princess, who sat to the right of her father.”
• “The only hope for the young man was based on the success of the princess in discovering this mystery."
• “Never before had a common subject been brave enough to love the daughter of the king.”
• “When he looked at her, he saw that she had been successful, as he knew she would succeed.”

2. The following question has two parts. First answer Part A. Then answer Part B. Part A: Which of the following inferences about the princess is best supported by the story?

• She is deterministic like her father so she is 100% barbaric.
• She faced many difficulties when trying to make her decision.
• She is selfless in many ways.
• She values her father’s justice system and is happy with her father's decision.

Part B: Which of these sentences from the text best supports your answer for PART A? Check ALL that apply. HINT: There are THREE pieces of evidence that support the correct answer in PART A.

• “How she had gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she had seen his relieved face as he opened the door of the lady!"
• “She thought of her love opening the door on the other side of which waited the cruel fangs of the tiger.”
• “And she had moved her hand to the right.”
• “Her decision had been shown quickly. But it had been made after days and nights of thought.”
• "And so I leave it with all of you: Which came out of the open door - the lady, or the tiger?"

3. Reread paragraphs 1-4. These paragraphs add to the development of the story's OVERALL conflict mainly by ________________________.

• providing a sense of background for how the king's justice system actually works
• informing the reader on why the king has a justice system based around determinism and poetic justice
• helping us to understand that the king prioritizes his justice system over everything, including his own daughter's own happiness
• All of the above

4. The following question has two parts. First answer Part A. Then answer Part B. Part A: Reread the bold sentence in paragraph 6. Using context clues, determine the meaning of the word admiration as it is used in paragraph 6.

• happy and kind
• respect and amazement
• stubborn and bitter
• loud and rich

Part B: Which sentence in the paragraph best helps the reader understand the meaning of admiration?

• “The door under the king opened and the love of the princess entered the arena.”
• “No wonder the princess loved him!”
• “As the young man entered the public arena, he turned to bend to the king.”
• “Half the people had not known so perfect a young man lived among them.”

5. The following question has two parts. First answer Part A. Then answer Part B. Part A: Based on the events in the story, which of the following best expresses the king’s view of determinism?

• He believes it’s worth is above his own daughter’s happiness.
• He believes it’s extremely important to every person he rules.
• He believes it’s a fair and reasonable way to punish his only daughter.
• He believes it is not a fair method of justice for the accused.

Part B: Which TWO answer choices, from the text, support your answer from PART A.

• “Every heart stopped beating, every breath was held, every eye was fixed immovably upon that man.”
• “How often, in her waking hours and in her dreams, had she started in wild terror, and covered her face with her hands? She thought of her love opening the door on the other side of which waited the cruel fangs of the tiger!”
• “The only hope for the young man was based on the success of the princess in discovering this mystery.”
• “How she had gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she had seen his relieved face as he opened the door of the lady!"

6. The following question has two parts. First answer Part A. Then answer Part B. Part A: Read the sentences from the text. "Long ago, in the very olden time, there lived a semi-barbaric and powerful king. Some of his ideas were progressive, while others caused people to suffer. He was greatly given to self-communing, and when he and himself agreed upon anything, the thing was done. He ran his kingdom well and nothing pleased him more than to make the crooked straight and to crush down uneven places." What is the meaning of progressive?

• careless and evil for the time
• exciting and focused for the time
• current and fair for the time
• selfish and ridiculous for the time