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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 681: gloomy Russians spied through Line 691: the attack.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charles Kinbote gave John Shade a detailed drawing of King Charles' castle; what does he want John Shade's wife to do with the picture?
(a) Send it to the publisher.
(b) Destroy it.
(c) Send it to him.
(d) Frame it.

2. Where does Gradus go to look for the king?
(a) Cedarn.
(b) Quebec.
(c) Geneva.
(d) Russia.

3. According to Kinbote, what does "Ex" stand for?
(a) Exton.
(b) Formers.
(c) Extraterrestrial.
(d) Ex-lover.

4. Why does Kinbote think Russians are gloomy?
(a) The death of King Charles.
(b) The weather.
(c) Enforced nationalism.
(d) Too much vodka.

5. What is the first metaphor Shade uses to describe himself?
(a) A great bear.
(b) A snowflake falling to the ground.
(c) A pheasant's feet.
(d) A bird flying into a window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following most closely describes Kinbote's depiction by university drama students?

2. What is the name of the secret group that sends an assassin after King Charles?

3. What is the name of Joseph S. Lavender's nephew?

4. Kinbote criticizes the passage in which Shade alternates between the story of his daughter's death, and what he and his wife are doing at the time. What is his major criticism of this passage?

5. When did John Shade meet his wife?

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