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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Lines 1-4: I was the shadow of the waxwing slain, etc. through Line 70: the new TV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Shade's daughter is how old at the beginning of Canto Three?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 18.
(c) We don't know exactly, only that she's a small child.
(d) A senior in high school.

2. What does Kinbote want us to believe was the catalyst for John Shade's choice to set "Pale Fire" during the winter months?
(a) Shade meeting Kinbote during the previous winter.
(b) Bird flying south for the winter.
(c) The great tragedy Shade has experienced during winter.
(d) The Zemblan King's assasination in January.

3. How does John Shade understand his life?
(a) Through his wife's love.
(b) Through his poetry.
(c) Through religion.
(d) Through the love of his daughter.

4. Which of the following is not among John Shade's pet peeves?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Super market music.
(c) Editors.
(d) Abstract art.

5. What is the first metaphor Shade uses to describe himself?
(a) A great bear.
(b) A bird flying into a window.
(c) A snowflake falling to the ground.
(d) A pheasant's feet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. John Shade is skeptical but he wants to believe in what?

3. Which of the following is not mentioned by Shade in Canto One?

4. What typically goes on at the I.P.H.?

5. Charles Kinbote assumes John Shade wanted to write a great deal more about Zembla, but did not. Who or what does Kinbote attribute this too?

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