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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. How old was Shade when he wrote Canto Two?
(a) 40.
(b) 80.
(c) 61.
(d) We are never told exactly, only that he is "a youth".

2. How does John Shade's daughter die?
(a) She drowns.
(b) She poisons herself.
(c) She freezes to death in a field.
(d) She steps in front of a train.

3. What is the name of John Shade's aunt?
(a) Maude.
(b) Hazel.
(c) She is never mentioned by name.
(d) Sybil.

4. Which best describes Kinbote's reason for rejecting the offer by the first potential publisher of "Pale Fire"?
(a) He made Kinbote responsible for any errors in the commentary.
(b) He would not let Kinbote translate the poem into Zemblan.
(c) Kinbote would not have full editorial control.
(d) Sybil Shade would not recieve her full share of the profits.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the following, which has been added to Shade's childhood home?

2. John Shade reads an article written by this person about a woman who had a similar vision?

3. Which pair best describe the prominent motifs of the first Canto?

4. What is the first metaphor Shade uses to describe himself?

5. How does John Shade refer to the I.P.H.?

(see the answer key)

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