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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. Where are the Shades' planning to go on vacation?
(a) Russia.
(b) Cedarn.
(c) Quebec.
(d) Paris.

2. What does Kinbote want us to believe was the catalyst for John Shade's choice to set "Pale Fire" during the winter months?
(a) The great tragedy Shade has experienced during winter.
(b) Shade meeting Kinbote during the previous winter.
(c) Bird flying south for the winter.
(d) The Zemblan King's assasination in January.

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

4. John Shade vows to further explore what in Canto Two?
(a) Reincarnation vs. heaven and hell.
(b) The possibility of an afterlife.
(c) The Zemblan Kings and their Gods.
(d) The depths of human consciousness.

5. What is the assassin's real name?
(a) Jacques de Gray.
(b) Jack Degree.
(c) Jake Ravus.
(d) Jakob Gradus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes John Shade's idea of life on earth?

2. What happens to John Shade's aunt?

3. John Shade criticizes his students for which of the following transgressions?

4. When did John Shade meet his wife?

5. Charles Kinbote writes a brief play about what event?

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