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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 681: gloomy Russians spied through Line 691: the attack.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the people of Zembla aid in King Charles' flight?
(a) They provide Charles refuge along the way.
(b) They create a distraction with a hot air balloon.
(c) They fight off the Extremists.
(d) They dress like him to serve as decoys.

2. John Shade says, "There's nothing wrong with shedding a dismal past to substitute pleasing _________?"
(a) Imagination.
(b) Women.
(c) Poetry.
(d) History.

3. Which of the following adjectives fits Kinbote's description of the Russians as they search the castle?
(a) Obnoxiously.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Admiringly.
(d) Unrealisticly.

4. On what day did John Shade begin composing his poem "Pale Fire?"
(a) July 1st.
(b) We are not told explicitly, only that it is during the summer.
(c) July 5th.
(d) July 4th.

5. What does Gradus bring Oswin Bretwit?
(a) A map of Zembla.
(b) Letters between Bretwit's family members.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A valuable coin collection.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did John Shade begin Canto Two?

2. In Canto Two we find that Shade's daughter had been vacationing in what faraway place?

3. Who or what does John Shade claim to see in his near-death experience?

4. During what time of day does John Shade prefer to write?

5. During the forward Charles Kinbote oddly notes that he is distracted by who/what?

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