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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Lines 597-608: the thoughts we should roll-call, etc. through Line 680: Lolita.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Kinbote what is the only real name used in the poem, "Pale Fire?"
(a) Starover Blue.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Gradus.
(d) Lolita.

2. Shade mentions his wife translating poems into what language?
(a) English.
(b) Zemblan.
(c) French.
(d) Russian.

3. What does Gradus bring Oswin Bretwit?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A map of Zembla.
(c) Letters between Bretwit's family members.
(d) A valuable coin collection.

4. Who is the previous inhabitant of Charles Kinbote's house?
(a) Dr. Sutton.
(b) Wordsmith University's gardener.
(c) The King of Zembla.
(d) Judge Goldsmith.

5. John Shade says, "There's nothing wrong with shedding a dismal past to substitute pleasing _________?"
(a) Poetry.
(b) Women.
(c) Imagination.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the assassin's real name?

2. On what day did John Shade begin composing his poem "Pale Fire?"

3. Gradus visits Oswin Bretwit in order to find information on King Charles' location. What is Oswin Bretwit's profession?

4. Charles Kinbote thinks the reference to "that crystal land" in line 12 refers to what place?

5. Kinbote fills in a blank space in "Pale Fire" with what name?

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