The Lady or the Tiger?

Which event does the author include tp create suspense?

• If the accused man opened one door, out came a hungry tiger, the fiercest in the land.

• His quick and tense look asked the question: which? The princess raised her hand, and made a short , quick movement toward the right.

• But if the accused opened the other door, there came forth from it a woman, chosen especially for the person.

• The princess secretly loved a young man who was the best looking , most genial and bravest in the land.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

According to the king's system of justice,

• Crimes were punished by a lifetime of poverty and illness.

• The king rewarded innocence with the hand of one his daughters.

• Guilt or innocence was decided purely by luck.

• Innocence was rewarded by riches beyond the imagination.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.W.8.9A

Which statement best expresses the main idea of the story?

• Every country has its own justice system.

• The king believes he is brilliant and reasonable rule.

• The princess is jealous of the lady behind the door.

• The princess must decide the fate of the young man.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

What do paragraphs 9 and 10 suggest about the princess?

• She is able to obtain whatever she wished for because of her status.

• She is a cold blooded and calculating woman.

• She is a thoughtful and caring person who will do whatever it takes to save the young mans life.

• She favors the woman behind the door .

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

How does the author characterize the king?

• a fair leader

• generous

• friendly

• barbaric

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

What does retribution in paragraph 3 mean?

• a reward for a job well done

• a consequence for disrespecting the king

• a punishment or consequences for your actions

• a reward given

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of these events initiates the conflict between the king and the young man?

• the trial in the kings public arena

• The door under the king opened and the lover of the princess entered the arena.

• He was a commoner, not part of a royal family or important family.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

What assumption does the young man make about the princess?

• He believed the princess loved him enough to help him pick the door with the tiger.

• He thinks the princess will ask her father the king for leniency on his behalf.

• He hoped that the princess's love for him would save his life and allow him to be with her forever.

• He expected the princess would find out which door the lady was in and tell him.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

The setting of the story is...

• long ago , in an arena

• some place far away in the amazon

• in present time, Middle East

• not specific

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CCSS.RL.8.2

"Her decision had been indicated, but it had been made after days and nights of anguished deliberation" This is an example of-

• theme

• conflict

• stereotype

• simile

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CCSS.RL.8.2