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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. According to Kinbote, King Charles lands near which city?
(a) Cedarn.
(b) Albany.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Paris.

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

3. Kinbote fills in a blank space in "Pale Fire" with what name?
(a) His own.
(b) John Shade.
(c) Zembla.
(d) King Charles.

4. What did Charles Kinbote do with the cat?
(a) He gave it to John Shade as a birthday gift.
(b) He accidentally poisoned it.
(c) He gave it to the maid.
(d) He wrote a poem about it.

5. Kinbote claims the Russians are good at what sport?
(a) Ice hockey.
(b) Wrestling.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Soccer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In this section (Lines 597-608), Charles Kinbote spies on a conversation between John Shade and whom?

2. 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?

3. Where does Kinbote find the term "Tangra dust?"

4. What Kinbote thought was an amusement park outside is actually what?

5. How does King Charles flee Zembla?

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