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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Lines 1-4: I was the shadow of the waxwing slain, etc. through Line 70: the new TV.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where was the foreword written?
(a) New Wye.
(b) Zembla.
(c) Russia.
(d) Cedarn, Utana.
2. John Shade is skeptical but he wants to believe in what?
(a) His lineage of Zemblan Kings.
(b) The after-life.
(c) Religion.
(d) His daughther is still alive.
3. Of the following, which most accurately describes the lines in the first stanza of Canto One?
(a) They have the same number of words
(b) They lack punctuation
(c) They are written in ryhming couplets.
(d) They are symetrical.
4. "Pale Fire" is broken up into how many cantos?
(a) 334.
(b) 80.
(c) 166.
(d) 4.
5. Which of the following is not mentioned by Shade in Canto One?
(a) The sky.
(b) A baseball game.
(c) Dr. Sutton.
(d) The Zemblan countryside.
Short Answer Questions
1. Charles Kinbote thinks the reference to "that crystal land" in line 12 refers to what place?
2. Where did Kinbote and Shade meet?
3. What does Kinbote want us to believe was the catalyst for John Shade's choice to set "Pale Fire" during the winter months?
4. What is the name of John Shade's aunt?
5. Which of the following best describes John Shade's daughter?
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