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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 929: Freud though Line 949: and all the time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the following, what do John Shade and the assassin have in common?
(a) They were both born in Russia.
(b) They both were orphaned.
(c) They were both Zemblan kings.
(d) They both had aunts who were put in an asylum.

2. Which of the following does Kinbote discuss in this section?
(a) Birds.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Russia.
(d) Dr. Sutton.

3. In this section (Lines 597-608), Charles Kinbote spies on a conversation between John Shade and whom?
(a) Dr. Sutton.
(b) Sybil Shade.
(c) Mrs. Hurley.
(d) Gradus.

4. Kinbote notes that the poem alludes to what fictional character?
(a) Lolita.
(b) Sherlock Holmes.
(c) Shakespeare's Henry VIII.
(d) King Charles.

5. John Shade's aunt is best described as what?
(a) Eccentric.
(b) Agnostic.
(c) Wicked.
(d) Religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kinbote, who was Thurgus the Third's lover?

2. Kinbote believes who will be punished by God?

3. What is the name of Joseph S. Lavender's nephew?

4. In lines 936 and 937 of "Pale Fire" the phrase "I plow Old Zembla's fields" is used by John Shade as part of a metaphor for what literal activity?

5. Who does John Shade address in line 246 which ends "...my dear"

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