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The Lady or The Tiger
1. Describe the king's method of administering justice. Support your answer with details from the story.
2. Do you agree with the author that the king's method of administering justice was fair? Explain your thinking.
3. Why did the king think the princess's lover would be "disposed of" no matter which door he opened?
4. How had the princess found out what was behind each door? Support your answer with details from the story.
5. In your own words, describe why the princess had difficulty deciding which door to indicate to her lover.
6. How did the princess communicate which door to open?
7. If you were the princess, what option would you have indicated? Explain your thinking.
8. Was there ever a time in your life when you had to choose something you could not see? Maybe a gift, grab bag or a prize? Were you happy or unhappy with what you chose?
9. What conflict does the young man have? Are his conflicts external or internal? Support your answer with details from the story.
10. What internal conflict does the princess have? What motives does the princess have for each possibility? Support your answer with details from the story.
11. Describe a time in your life when you had to make a difficult decision. What were the possible outcomes? Were you happy with the choice you made, or do you wish you would have chosen differently? What would have changed if you had made a different choice? Explain your thinking.