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. Who is King Charles' grandfather?
(a) Thurgus the Third.
(b) Odon.
(c) King Alfin the Vague.
(d) Charles Kinbote.

2. In Canto Two we find that Shade's daughter had been vacationing in what faraway place?
(a) Quebec.
(b) France.
(c) Zembla.
(d) New Wye.

3. How old was Shade when he wrote Canto Two?
(a) 61.
(b) 40.
(c) We are never told exactly, only that he is "a youth".
(d) 80.

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

5. What is the name of John Shade's aunt?
(a) Sybil.
(b) Hazel.
(c) She is never mentioned by name.
(d) Maude.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who sets up John Shade's daughter on a blind date?

3. According to Kinbote in the commentary, the queen resembles______.

4. On what day did John Shade begin composing his poem "Pale Fire?"

5. The phrase "pale fire" is used in the foreword to describe what?

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