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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. Kinbote leaves his blinds open to give him a better view of what?
(a) The library.
(b) The gardener.
(c) Garden Avenue.
(d) The Shade's living room.

2. John Shade recites his poetry to one person prior to its publication. Who is that person?
(a) Charles Kinbote.
(b) His wife.
(c) Dr. Sutton.
(d) The king of Zembla.

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

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

5. In the commentary to Line 181, Shade produces a book by what author and shows it to Sybil Shade?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Proust.
(c) John Shade.
(d) Vladimir Nabokov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is King Charles' grandfather?

2. What did Charles Kinbote do with the cat?

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

4. What does Kinbote do during John Shade's birthday party?

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

(see the answer key)

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