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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pale Fire, Canto Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Shade comes to the realization that he can not find what at the I.P.H.?
(a) Truth about bird watching.
(b) Truth about the sordid history of Zembla.
(c) Truth about Shakespeare's sonnets.
(d) Truth about the after-life.

2. A fellow-professor calls Charles Kinbote by what nickname?
(a) The King of Zembla.
(b) Prof. C.
(c) Gerald Emerald.
(d) The Great Beaver.

3. What animal did Shade's parents study?
(a) Bears.
(b) Bats.
(c) Birds.
(d) Beavers.

4. According to Kinbote, where did Sybil Shade relocate to upon John Shade's death?
(a) Quebec.
(b) Cedarn,Utana.
(c) Zembla.
(d) Russia.

5. Which of the following is not mentioned by Shade in Canto One?
(a) A baseball game.
(b) The sky.
(c) The Zemblan countryside.
(d) Dr. Sutton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to John Shade's aunt?

2. Which best describes Kinbote's reason for rejecting the offer by the first potential publisher of "Pale Fire"?

3. Which of the following has Shade renounced?

4. Who sets up John Shade's daughter on a blind date?

5. Which of the following best describes John Shade's daughter?

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