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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. Which of the following most closely describes Kinbote's depiction by university drama students?
(a) A brilliant writer and professor who is loyal to his friend John Shade.
(b) A raving lunatic with no perception of reality.
(c) A pompus woman-hater with a German accent.
(d) A displaced Zemblan king on the run from assassins.

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

3. Which of the following best describes the pervading theme of Canto Four?
(a) John Shade's relationship with Charles Kinbote.
(b) John Shade's relationship with his family.
(c) John Shade's writing process.
(d) John Shade's time in Zembla.

4. John Shade's aunt is best described as what?
(a) Eccentric.
(b) Wicked.
(c) Agnostic.
(d) Religious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. John Shade comes to the realization that he can not find what at the I.P.H.?

2. Who is King Alfin the Vague's son?

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

4. Which of the following best describes John Shade's daughter?

5. Charles Kinbote thinks John Shade enjoyed more "creative freedom" during the composition of which Canto?

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