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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. Gradus misinterprets a coded message from headquarters. What does he think his orders are?
(a) To wait in Geneva for further instructions.
(b) To dress in a red coat and hat.
(c) To follow the king to America.
(d) To wait in Geneva for a shipment of salmon.

2. Which of the following adjectives fits Kinbote's description of the Russians as they search the castle?
(a) Obnoxiously.
(b) Admiringly.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Unrealisticly.

3. Kinbote rejects the idea that randomness extends into what?
(a) Zemblan theology.
(b) King Charles' assassination.
(c) Religion.
(d) The afterlife.

4. Kinbote has an auditory hallucination of John Shade's voice telling him to do what?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Go for a walk.
(c) Go to his house.
(d) Write a poem.

5. What does Charles Kinbote do when he finds out where the Shades' are planning to go on vacation?
(a) He sits in his house alone and drinks.
(b) He asks to go with them.
(c) He rents a house in the same town.
(d) He tries to convince them to stay in New Wye.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times did Kinbote find Zembla directly mentioned?

2. Which of the following best describes King Charles' marriage?

3. Who does Kinbote blame for taking John Shade away from religion?

4. According to Kinbote in the commentary, the queen resembles______.

5. Joseph S. Lavender is a collector of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Kinbote finally merge with King Charles as written in the Commentary?

2. What happens when Gradus and his commanders try to send coded messages?

3. Who does Disa mirror in Kinbote's life?

4. How does Kinbote portray Hazel, and the scene in the barn?

5. Comment on a few similarities between Charles Kinbote and King Charles.

6. Why does Kinbote embrace organized religion?

7. What does Kinbote think about John Shade's lack of religion?

8. How does Kinbote summarize Canto Four?

9. What is odd about the way Kinbote tells the story of Gradus?

10. What does Kinbote do when he runs into Shade on the way to the doctor's office?

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