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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 287: humming as you pack through Line 347, old barn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to John Shade's aunt?
(a) She falls down the stairs and breaks her hip.
(b) She has a stroke and is moved to a sanitarium.
(c) She drowns in a lake.
(d) She has a heart attack and dies.

2. How do the people of Zembla aid in King Charles' flight?
(a) They dress like him to serve as decoys.
(b) They provide Charles refuge along the way.
(c) They fight off the Extremists.
(d) They create a distraction with a hot air balloon.

3. Who is King Charles' grandfather?
(a) Odon.
(b) Charles Kinbote.
(c) Thurgus the Third.
(d) King Alfin the Vague.

4. On what day did John Shade begin composing his poem "Pale Fire?"
(a) July 5th.
(b) July 4th.
(c) July 1st.
(d) We are not told explicitly, only that it is during the summer.

5. According to Kinbote, who was Thurgus the Third's lover?
(a) Fleur.
(b) Iris Acht.
(c) Maude Shade.
(d) Oleg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charles Kinbote thinks John Shade enjoyed more "creative freedom" during the composition of which Canto?

2. John Shade recites his poetry to one person prior to its publication. Who is that person?

3. Which of the following best describes John Shade's daughter?

4. John Shade's aunt is best described as what?

5. Who tells Kinbote the Shades' vacation destination?

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