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

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

3. Which of the following best describes a recurring theme in the first Canto?
(a) Reflection.
(b) Change.
(c) Color.
(d) Abandonment.

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

5. In Canto Two we find that Shade's daughter had been vacationing in what faraway place?
(a) Quebec.
(b) France.
(c) Zembla.
(d) New Wye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did Shade's parents study?

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

3. Of the following, who is not mentioned in the first Canto?

4. How does John Shade's daughter die?

5. How old was Shade when he wrote Canto Two?

(see the answer key)

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