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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. John Shade gives a lecture on what in Canto Three?
(a) Death.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Zembla.
(d) Birds.

2. Who does John Shade address in line 246 which ends "...my dear"
(a) Charles Kinbote.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His daughter.

3. In the commentary to Line 137, what phrase, used by John Shade in "Pale Fire", does Kinbote claim has no real meaning?
(a) caramen.
(b) lemniscate.
(c) Waxing slain.
(d) unicrursal.

4. Oswin Bretwit kicks out Gradus when he realizes Gradus is not a Royalist. What does Bretwit assume is Gradus' profession?
(a) A spy.
(b) A Marxist recruiter.
(c) An assassin.
(d) A reporter.

5. Kinbote fills in a blank space in "Pale Fire" with what name?
(a) His own.
(b) King Charles.
(c) Zembla.
(d) John Shade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gradus bring Oswin Bretwit?

2. Who is King Alfin the Vague's son?

3. What is John Shade doing when Charles Kinbote hallucinates that he hears his voice?

4. Who helps King Charles escape?

5. Which of the following best describes a recurring theme in the first Canto?

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