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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. What does the name "Kinbote" mean?
(a) A true friend.
(b) A lover of men.
(c) A great poet.
(d) A king's killer.
2. Kinbote criticizes the passage in which Shade alternates between the story of his daughter's death, and what he and his wife are doing at the time. What is his major criticism of this passage?
(a) It is not sincere enough.
(b) It doesn't rhyme.
(c) It is too drawn out.
(d) It is unrealistic.
3. When a visiting professor requests a picture of King Charles, who goes to get it?
(a) Dr. Sutton.
(b) John Shade.
(c) Charles Kinbote.
(d) Gerald Emerald.
4. According to Kinbote, King Charles lands near which city?
(a) Albany.
(b) Paris.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Cedarn.
5. Who circulated a letter objecting to Charles Kinbote editing "Pale Fire?"
(a) Sybil Shade.
(b) Professor Nattochdag.
(c) Dr. Sutton.
(d) Gerald Emerald.
Short Answer Questions
1. Gradus misinterprets a coded message from headquarters. What does he think his orders are?
2. According to Kinbote, where did the Queen go when Zembla was invaded?
3. According to Kinbote, what is the third method of composing poetry?
4. On what date does John Shade compose lines 797-809?
5. Gradus visits Oswin Bretwit in order to find information on King Charles' location. What is Oswin Bretwit's profession?
Short Essay Questions
1. Give a brief account of the events involving Disa and King Charles after the revolution.
2. What happens when Gradus and his commanders try to send coded messages?
3. What is ironic about Kinbote criticizing Shade for using a title from another work for one of his own books?
4. Who does Disa mirror in Kinbote's life?
5. When does Kinbote finally merge with King Charles as written in the Commentary?
6. What is odd about the way Kinbote tells the story of Gradus?
7. How does Gradus learn the location of the king?
8. How does Kinbote respond when a professor tells him he looks like King Charles? Why might he react that way?
9. What is significant about the way Shade relates his name to the word "ombre" a French word that connotes shadows and darkness?
10. How does Kinbote portray Hazel, and the scene in the barn?
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