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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. How does John Shade's daughter die?
(a) She freezes to death in a field.
(b) She drowns.
(c) She steps in front of a train.
(d) She poisons herself.

2. Who does Kinbote blame for not receiving an invitation to John Shade's birthday party?
(a) Dr. Sutton.
(b) John Shade.
(c) Sybil Shade.
(d) Gradus.

3. How do the Shade's spend the evening of their daughter's blind date?
(a) Studying birds.
(b) Writing poems.
(c) Reading.
(d) Watching television.

4. When did John Shade meet his wife?
(a) During the depression.
(b) After his parents' funeral.
(c) Their senior year of high school.
(d) 40 years ago.

5. Of the following, what do John Shade and the assassin have in common?
(a) They were both born in Russia.
(b) They both had aunts who were put in an asylum.
(c) They were both Zemblan kings.
(d) They both were orphaned.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. John Shade vows to further explore what in Canto Two?

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

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