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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 109: iridule through Line 130: I never bounced a ball or swung a bat.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the assassin's real name?
(a) Jake Ravus.
(b) Jakob Gradus.
(c) Jack Degree.
(d) Jacques de Gray.

3. Canto Four contains a metaphor comparing this activity to John Shade's writing process?
(a) Shaving.
(b) Showering.
(c) Bathing.
(d) Gardening.

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

5. Charles Kinbote gave John Shade a detailed drawing of King Charles' castle; what does he want John Shade's wife to do with the picture?
(a) Send it to the publisher.
(b) Destroy it.
(c) Send it to him.
(d) Frame it.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How do the Shade's spend the evening of their daughter's blind date?

4. Which of the following is not among John Shade's pet peeves?

5. What was John Shade's "first book" as mentioned in Canto Four?

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