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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. What message did Gradus incorrectly give headquarters?
(a) He does not know the king's location.
(b) He knows the king's location.
(c) He is on the way to America.
(d) He has received the salmon.

2. Joseph S. Lavender is a collector of what?
(a) Zemblan art.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Ombriols.
(d) Books.

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

4. Who does King Charles finally marry?
(a) Disa, Duchess of Payn.
(b) Otar.
(c) The Countess.
(d) Fleur.

5. After King Charles is out of the mountains, he receives a message to go to which of the following locations?
(a) The Bera Range.
(b) New Wye.
(c) Cedarn.
(d) The Rippleton Caves.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Shade comes to the realization that he can not find what at the I.P.H.?

2. The first draft of "Pale Fire" was composed on a series of index cards. How many index cards did the author use?

3. Which best describes Kinbote's reason for rejecting the offer by the first potential publisher of "Pale Fire"?

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

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

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