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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. What happened to Shade's parents when he was a boy?
(a) They died.
(b) They divorced/seperated.
(c) They were imprisoned.
(d) They put him up for adoption.

2. The final couplet of "Pale Fire" describes what image?
(a) A gardener pushing a wheel barrow.
(b) The Zemblan countryside.
(c) John Shade's daughter.
(d) A bird flying into a closed window.

3. Of the following, which most accurately describes the lines in the first stanza of Canto One?
(a) They lack punctuation
(b) They are written in ryhming couplets.
(c) They have the same number of words
(d) They are symetrical.

4. During what time of the year does John Shade prefer to write?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Upon the conclusion of the Zemblan harvest.
(d) Summer.

5. During what time of day does John Shade prefer to write?
(a) After dinner.
(b) Morning.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) Bath time.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Shade vows to further explore what in Canto Two?

2. When did John Shade meet his wife?

3. In Canto Two we find that Shade's daughter had been vacationing in what faraway place?

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

5. Who or what does John Shade claim to see in his near-death experience?

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