AnswersFL-1001080-MJ Language Arts 3 Advanced Q3 Teacher-Led RemediationSuspense in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

Suspense in "The Lady, or the Tiger?" Answers

2 verified answers1 views
1
Free Preview

Read the passage from "The Lady, or the Tiger.”All was ready. The signal was given. A door beneath the royal party opened, and the lover of the princess walked into the arena. Tall, beautiful, fair, his appearance was greeted with a low hum of admiration and anxiety. Half the audience had not known so grand a youth had lived among them. No wonder the princess loved him!

A
All was ready. The signal was given.
B
Tall, beautiful, fair, his appearance was greeted with a low hum of admiration and anxiety.
C
Half the audience had not known so grand a youth lived among them.
D
No wonder the princess loved him!
2
Free Preview

Which passage from "The Lady, or the Tiger” is an example of exposition?

A
This vast amphitheater . . . was an agent of poetic justice, in which crime was punished, or virtue rewarded, by the decrees of an impartial and incorruptible chance.
B
He had loved the princess, and neither he, she, nor any one else, thought of denying the fact; . . . No matter how the affair turned out, the youth would be disposed of. . . .
C
Then it was that his quick and anxious glance asked the question: "Which?" It was as plain to her as if he shouted it from where he stood. There was not an instant to be lost.
D
Her right arm lay on the cushioned parapet before her. She raised her hand, and made a slight, quick movement toward the right.
3

Read the passage from "The Lady, or the Tiger.”As the youth advanced into the arena he turned, as the custom was, to bow to the king, but he did not think at all of that royal personage. His eyes were fixed upon the princess, who sat to the right of her father. Had it not been for the moiety of barbarism in her nature it is probable that lady would not have been there. . . .

A
speeding up the action.
B
slowing down the action.
C
revealing the king’s thoughts.
D
revealing the princess’s thoughts.
4

Read this sentence from "The Lady, or the Tiger.”The youth was immediately cast into prison, and a day was appointed for his trial in the king's arena.

A
the climax.
B
the consequences.
C
the moral.
D
the resolution.
5

Read these two sentences from "The Lady, or the Tiger.”How her soul had burned in agony when she had seen him rush to meet that woman. . . . And yet, that awful tiger, those shrieks, that blood!

A
to convince the reader that the resolution is near
B
to entertain the reader with the main conflict
C
to inform the reader of the moral decision
D
to teach the reader the moral of the story
6

Which sentence from "The Lady, or the Tiger” is an example of building suspense?

A
He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts.
B
The exercises, as in the other instance, took place immediately, and in the arena.
C
As is usual in such cases, she was the apple of his eye, and was loved by him above all humanity.
D
She knew in which of the two rooms, that lay behind those doors, stood the cage of the tiger, with its open front, and in which waited the lady.
7

Which character information in "The Lady, or the Tiger” does the author most likely include to help the reader understand the moral?

A
the princess’s jealousy
B
the waiting lady’s loveliness
C
the king’s semi-barbaric nature
D
the young man’s handsomeness
8

Read this passage from "The Lady, or the Tiger.”He 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 only hope for the youth in which there was any element of certainty was based upon the success of the princess in discovering this mystery; and the moment he looked upon her, he saw she had succeeded, as in his soul he knew she would succeed.

A
He details a dangerous setting.
B
He puts his character in jeopardy.
C
He uses point of view to show the man’s thoughts.
D
He changes the pace so the action moves quickly.
9

After reading "The Lady, or the Tiger,” a reader might conclude that the princess chooses the tiger, because

A
she feels jealous of the lady.
B
she resents her father the king.
C
she dreams of the tiger’s fangs.
D
she visualizes the bloody attack.
10

In "The Lady, or the Tiger,” which information about the princess is most important to help the reader decide whether she chooses the lady or the tiger?

A
her position as royalty
B
her semi-barbaric nature
C
her physical appearance
D
her relationship with the king

Did you find these answers helpful?

More from this Course

Quiz
10 verified answers

Suspense in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

Quiz
10 verified answers

Suspense in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

Quiz
10 verified answers

Suspense in "The Lady, or the Tiger?"