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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes John Shade's daughter?
(a) Attractive, but tormented.
(b) Unattractive and intellegent.
(c) Introverted, but fascinating.
(d) Humble and worried.

2. John Shade comes to the realization that he can not find what at the I.P.H.?
(a) Truth about the sordid history of Zembla.
(b) Truth about bird watching.
(c) Truth about the after-life.
(d) Truth about Shakespeare's sonnets.

3. What does Kinbote give John Shade for his birthday?
(a) A chess board.
(b) A gown.
(c) A book of poetry.
(d) A drawing of King Charles' castle.

4. What is the name of the secret group that sends an assassin after King Charles?
(a) The Extreme.
(b) The Shadows.
(c) The Marxists.
(d) The Freudians.

5. Queen Blenda's favorite hobby is ______ .
(a) Riding.
(b) Singing.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Bird watching.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Shade when he wrote Canto Two?

2. Which of the following best describes a recurring theme in the first Canto?

3. Which Pope is mentioned in the commentary to Line 85?

4. How do the extremists think King Charles will try to escape Zembla?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Gradus and Kinbote similar?

2. Give some examples of translation as a theme in Canto One.

3. Briefly describe the IPH.

4. What is significant about the bird in Canto One?

5. What do we learn about King Charles X in Canto Two?

6. What are some early examples of reflection as a theme in the poem "Pale Fire?"

7. What do we learn about John Shade's Aunt Maud in Canto One?

8. How does John Shade understand life?

9. Give a brief synopsis of King Charles' escape.

10. Briefly describe John Shade's vision of the after-life.

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