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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. Who circulated a letter objecting to Charles Kinbote editing "Pale Fire?"
(a) Dr. Sutton.
(b) Professor Nattochdag.
(c) Sybil Shade.
(d) Gerald Emerald.

2. Where do the Shade's travel to take their minds off their daughter's death?
(a) Italy.
(b) New Wye.
(c) France.
(d) Zembla.

3. According to Kinbote, who was Thurgus the Third's lover?
(a) Iris Acht.
(b) Fleur.
(c) Maude Shade.
(d) Oleg.

4. Who is the previous inhabitant of Charles Kinbote's house?
(a) The King of Zembla.
(b) Judge Goldsmith.
(c) Dr. Sutton.
(d) Wordsmith University's gardener.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Shade find out when he tracks down the woman who had the same vision of the after-life that he did?

3. Kinbote notes that the poem alludes to what fictional character?

4. Why did King Charles' marriage fail?

5. What does Kinbote do during John Shade's birthday party?

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