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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. Who gives Kinbote information about John Shade's daughter?
(a) Sybil Shade.
(b) An old newspaper article.
(c) John Shade.
(d) Shade's former secretary.

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

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

4. Charles Kinbote thinks John Shade enjoyed more "creative freedom" during the composition of which Canto?
(a) Canto Four.
(b) Canto Three.
(c) Canto Two.
(d) Canto One.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of John Shade's aunt?

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

5. Who is Kinbote's primary source of information on John Shade's daughter?

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