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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 469: his gun through Line 493: She took her poor young life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes a recurring theme in the first Canto?
(a) Change.
(b) Color.
(c) Abandonment.
(d) Reflection.

2. Which best describes Kinbote's reason for rejecting the offer by the first potential publisher of "Pale Fire"?
(a) He would not let Kinbote translate the poem into Zemblan.
(b) Kinbote would not have full editorial control.
(c) He made Kinbote responsible for any errors in the commentary.
(d) Sybil Shade would not recieve her full share of the profits.

3. What did Charles Kinbote do with the cat?
(a) He wrote a poem about it.
(b) He gave it to John Shade as a birthday gift.
(c) He accidentally poisoned it.
(d) He gave it to the maid.

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

5. When did John Shade begin Canto Two?
(a) July 4th.
(b) July 5th.
(c) On his wedding anniversary.
(d) On the anniversary of his daughter's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two most important things in Shade's life?

2. King Alfin the Vague was an amateur______ .

3. How many lines are in Canto Four?

4. Which of the following best describes John Shade's idea of life on earth?

5. Where did Kinbote and Shade meet?

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