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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. Which of the following does not happen to the I.P.H.?
(a) It is turned into a church.
(b) It becomes a place where fake seances are held.
(c) It becomes frequented by Freudians.
(d) It becomes more Buddhist.

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

3. Once King Charles is outside his room he must escape from what part of the castle?
(a) The theater.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The tower.
(d) The basement.

4. Charles Kinbote "mercifully " attributes this name to one professor, perhaps due to his green jacket.
(a) Jim Coates.
(b) Dr. Nattochdag.
(c) Green Velvet.
(d) Gerald Emerald.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Charles Kinbote do with the cat?

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

3. Who does King Charles finally marry?

4. Of the following, what do King Charles and John Shade have in common?

5. What are the two ways to write according to Shade in Canto Three?

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