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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 many lines are in Canto Four?
(a) 334 lines.
(b) 166 lines.
(c) 165 lines.
(d) 999 lines.

2. Who does John Shade address in line 246 which ends "...my dear"
(a) His mother.
(b) His daughter.
(c) Charles Kinbote.
(d) His wife.

3. How do the extremists think King Charles will try to escape Zembla?
(a) By boat.
(b) By plane.
(c) On foot.
(d) By car.

4. What is one major point Kinbote and Shade disagree on?
(a) Religion.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Birds.
(d) Shakespeare.

5. Why does Kinbote think Russians are gloomy?
(a) Too much vodka.
(b) Enforced nationalism.
(c) The weather.
(d) The death of King Charles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the commentary to Line 137, what phrase, used by John Shade in "Pale Fire", does Kinbote claim has no real meaning?

2. Of the following, what do King Charles and John Shade have in common?

3. The final couplet of "Pale Fire" describes what image?

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

5. What are the two most important things in Shade's life?

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