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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 helps King Charles escape?
(a) Charles Kinbote.
(b) Oleg.
(c) John Shade.
(d) Odon.

2. Who does Kinbote blame for not receiving an invitation to John Shade's birthday party?
(a) Sybil Shade.
(b) Dr. Sutton.
(c) Gradus.
(d) John Shade.

3. The first draft of "Pale Fire" was composed on a series of index cards. How many index cards did the author use?
(a) 166.
(b) 4.
(c) 80.
(d) 334.

4. Which of the following best describes King Alfin the Vague?
(a) Powerful and vindictive.
(b) Evil and harsh.
(c) Crafty and intelligent.
(d) Absent-minded and unworldly.

5. Why did King Charles' marriage fail?
(a) His wife was captured.
(b) His wife could not bear children.
(c) He is a homosexual.
(d) His wife cheated on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kinbote, where did the Queen go when Zembla was invaded?

2. Of the following, which most accurately describes the lines in the first stanza of Canto One?

3. Of the following, which has been added to Shade's childhood home?

4. John Shade is skeptical but he wants to believe in what?

5. Charles Kinbote "mercifully " attributes this name to one professor, perhaps due to his green jacket.

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