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

2. While he makes his way through the mountains, King Charles stops to spend the night in which of the following places?
(a) On a farm.
(b) In an abandoned car.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In the woods.

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

4. King Alfin the Vague was an amateur______ .
(a) Pilot.
(b) Gardener.
(c) Poet.
(d) Ornothologist.

5. When Gradus attempts to visit Joseph S. Lavender, Lavender asks Gradus if he is a/an ______?
(a) Spy.
(b) Assassin.
(c) Reporter.
(d) Art dealer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the people of Zembla aid in King Charles' flight?

2. Where are the Shades' planning to go on vacation?

3. "Forty ounces of fine sand" describes what in Canto One?

4. After King Charles is out of the mountains, he receives a message to go to which of the following locations?

5. What is the name of the secret group that sends an assassin after King Charles?

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