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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 697: Conclusive destination through Line 830: Sybil, it is.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who raises John Shade during his childhood?
(a) His mother.
(b) His aunt.
(c) Dr. Sutton.
(d) His father.

2. What animal did Shade's parents study?
(a) Bats.
(b) Birds.
(c) Beavers.
(d) Bears.

3. Kinbote believes who will be punished by God?
(a) No one.
(b) Homosexuals.
(c) Women.
(d) Sinners.

4. Kinbote rejects the idea that randomness extends into what?
(a) Zemblan theology.
(b) The afterlife.
(c) Religion.
(d) King Charles' assassination.

5. What is the assassin's real name?
(a) Jacques de Gray.
(b) Jakob Gradus.
(c) Jack Degree.
(d) Jake Ravus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gradus misinterprets a coded message from headquarters. What does he think his orders are?

2. Where does Kinbote find the term "Tangra dust?"

3. According to Kinbote, who was Thurgus the Third's lover?

4. What is John Shade doing when Charles Kinbote hallucinates that he hears his voice?

5. In Canto Two we find that Shade's daughter had been vacationing in what faraway place?

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