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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 167: There was a time, etc. through Line 171: A great conspiracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Shade reads an article written by this person about a woman who had a similar vision?
(a) The President of the IPH.
(b) Gerald Emerald.
(c) Charles Kinbote.
(d) Jim Coats.

2. What animal did Shade's parents study?
(a) Bats.
(b) Beavers.
(c) Bears.
(d) Birds.

3. Who or what does John Shade claim to see in his near-death experience?
(a) The Zemblan Mountains.
(b) His Wife.
(c) His daughter.
(d) A fountain.

4. John Shade is skeptical but he wants to believe in what?
(a) The after-life.
(b) His daughther is still alive.
(c) His lineage of Zemblan Kings.
(d) Religion.

5. When did John Shade meet his wife?
(a) Their senior year of high school.
(b) 40 years ago.
(c) During the depression.
(d) After his parents' funeral.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following has Shade renounced?

3. What did Charles Kinbote do with the cat?

4. How did King Alfin the Vague die?

5. Which of the following most closely describes Kinbote's depiction by university drama students?

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