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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 697: Conclusive destination through Line 830: Sybil, it is.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose letter reveals the king's location to Gradus?
(a) Charles Kinbote.
(b) Odon.
(c) John Shade.
(d) Sybil Shade.

2. Who or what does John Shade claim to see in his near-death experience?
(a) His Wife.
(b) His daughter.
(c) A fountain.
(d) The Zemblan Mountains.

3. Charles Kinbote wants the reader to see the image of who/what after reading the lines 131-132, "I was the waxing slain by feigned remoteness in the windowpane?"
(a) Himself.
(b) Gradus.
(c) John Shade's blackouts.
(d) Sybil Shade.

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

5. Kinbote notes that the poem alludes to what fictional character?
(a) King Charles.
(b) Shakespeare's Henry VIII.
(c) Lolita.
(d) Sherlock Holmes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charles Kinbote thinks John Shade enjoyed more "creative freedom" during the composition of which Canto?

2. According to Kinbote in the commentary, the queen resembles______.

3. According to Kinbote what is the only real name used in the poem, "Pale Fire?"

4. Kinbote leaves his blinds open to give him a better view of what?

5. Gradus visits Oswin Bretwit in order to find information on King Charles' location. What is Oswin Bretwit's profession?

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