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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. John Shade comes to the realization that he can not find what at the I.P.H.?
(a) Truth about bird watching.
(b) Truth about the sordid history of Zembla.
(c) Truth about the after-life.
(d) Truth about Shakespeare's sonnets.

2. Kinbote criticizes the passage in which Shade alternates between the story of his daughter's death, and what he and his wife are doing at the time. What is his major criticism of this passage?
(a) It is unrealistic.
(b) It is not sincere enough.
(c) It doesn't rhyme.
(d) It is too drawn out.

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

4. 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 gave it to the maid.
(d) He accidentally poisoned it.

5. Who circulated a letter objecting to Charles Kinbote editing "Pale Fire?"
(a) Professor Nattochdag.
(b) Gerald Emerald.
(c) Dr. Sutton.
(d) Sybil Shade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does young King Charles refuse to consummate his relationship with Fleur?

2. Of the following, who is not mentioned in the first Canto?

3. Where do the Shade's travel to take their minds off their daughter's death?

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

5. What is the first metaphor Shade uses to describe himself?

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