WorksheetsThe Lady, or the Tiger?
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
In this justice system, the innocence or guilt of the suspect is...
judged according to the evidence
left to fate
ruled on by the king
decided by a contest
The best description of the mood of “The Lady or the Tiger?” is
silly
suspenseful
sorrowful
joyful
The king believed that his method of justice was foolproof, yet the princess was able to bribe a guard and find out behind which door the tiger stood. This is an example of:
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
suspenseful irony
The two conflicting emotions in the mind of the princess are ____________________
anger towards her father and love for the commoner
jealousy of the lady behind the door and love for her father
love for the commoner and jealousy of the lady
Why does the author leave the decision up to the reader at the end of “The Lady or the Tiger?”
It doesn’t matter because either way the king wins.
He did not know how to best end the story so he stopped short.
He wants the reader to decide whether the princess is noble or barbaric.
It is the reader’s job to make all of the decisions in this story.
Who wrote The Lady or the Tiger?
Emily Simile
Frank Stockton
Ernest Hemingway
Treating both sides equally; unbiased
Impartial
Undecided
Annoyed
Agreeable
Agony; Sorrow
Anger
Anguish
Mortified
Conflict
Click on all possible themes:
Civilization vs. Barbarism
Love and generosity
Justice, impartiality, and bias
Descent into madness
Choices and consequences
