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

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

3. Which of the following does not happen to the I.P.H.?
(a) It is turned into a church.
(b) It becomes a place where fake seances are held.
(c) It becomes more Buddhist.
(d) It becomes frequented by Freudians.

4. Why does young King Charles refuse to consummate his relationship with Fleur?
(a) She tries to steal from him.
(b) Her family is poor.
(c) She is ugly.
(d) He is homosexual.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In this section (Lines 597-608), Charles Kinbote spies on a conversation between John Shade and whom?

3. Of the following, which most accurately describes the lines in the first stanza of Canto One?

4. Who helps King Charles escape?

5. What animal did Shade's parents study?

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