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

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

3. In Canto Two we find that Shade's daughter had been vacationing in what faraway place?
(a) France.
(b) New Wye.
(c) Zembla.
(d) Quebec.

4. John Shade criticizes his students for which of the following transgressions?
(a) Talking about Zembla.
(b) Using cliches.
(c) Reading stupidly.
(d) Writing "irony" in the margins of their books.

5. What does Kinbote do during John Shade's birthday party?
(a) He spies on the party.
(b) He plays chess.
(c) He drinks alone.
(d) He writes and listens to music.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the people of Zembla aid in King Charles' flight?

2. Who is the previous inhabitant of Charles Kinbote's house?

3. When did John Shade meet his wife?

4. Whose spirit supposedly haunts the barn?

5. What book does King Charles find on his way out of the castle?

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