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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 has Shade renounced?
(a) His family.
(b) His friends.
(c) His religion.
(d) His country.

2. 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 him.
(b) Send it to the publisher.
(c) Frame it.
(d) Destroy it.

3. Which of the following best describes John Shade's idea of life on earth?
(a) Dark and painful.
(b) Meaningless and random.
(c) Colorful and bright.
(d) Sad and cold.

4. How does John Shade refer to the I.P.H.?
(a) The "H".
(b) The Institute.
(c) If.
(d) The International Poetry House.

5. Who is the previous inhabitant of Charles Kinbote's house?
(a) Dr. Sutton.
(b) Wordsmith University's gardener.
(c) Judge Goldsmith.
(d) The King of Zembla.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Pale Fire" is broken up into how many cantos?

2. "Forty ounces of fine sand" describes what in Canto One?

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

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

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

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