In “the lady, or the tiger? ,” frank stockton presents his characters with external and internal conflicts that affect their lives in dramatic ways.

read the prompts below. choose one to develop.

prompt one: write a multiparagraph essay that describes the main internal conflict in “the lady, or the tiger? ” and answers the final question of the story: which came out of the opened door—the lady, or the tiger? be sure to use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

prompt two: write a multiparagraph essay analyzing conflict in a story you have read. identify the story you are going to analyze and describe the story’s main conflicts. examine how the external and internal conflicts affect the story's characters, plot, and theme. be sure to use evidence from the text to support your ideas.