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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 71: parents through Line 101: No free man needs a God.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes King Alfin the Vague?
(a) Crafty and intelligent.
(b) Evil and harsh.
(c) Powerful and vindictive.
(d) Absent-minded and unworldly.

2. In Canto Two we find that Shade's daughter had been vacationing in what faraway place?
(a) Zembla.
(b) France.
(c) New Wye.
(d) Quebec.

3. Which pair best describe the prominent motifs of the first Canto?
(a) Nature and technology.
(b) Innocence and loss.
(c) Windows and snow.
(d) Nature and death.

4. Charles Kinbote thinks John Shade enjoyed more "creative freedom" during the composition of which Canto?
(a) Canto One.
(b) Canto Four.
(c) Canto Two.
(d) Canto Three.

5. Which of the following best describes John Shade's daughter?
(a) Introverted, but fascinating.
(b) Unattractive and intellegent.
(c) Humble and worried.
(d) Attractive, but tormented.

Short Answer Questions

1. King Alfin the Vague was an amateur______ .

2. Who raises John Shade during his childhood?

3. How do the Shade's spend the evening of their daughter's blind date?

4. What is the assassin's real name?

5. John Shade reads an article written by this person about a woman who had a similar vision?

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