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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was the foreword written?
2. How does John Shade refer to the I.P.H.?
3. What is the name of the secret group that sends an assassin after King Charles?
4. What event causes John Shade to have a vision of the afterlife?
5. Which of the following most closely describes Kinbote's depiction by university drama students?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Kinbote's birthday gift for Shade representative of Kinbote's commentary of the poem?
2. Briefly describe the supernatural occurrences in Canto Two.
3. Give examples from the text of reasons that the Extremists are unable to find King Charles once he escapes.
4. What is Kinbote's secret?
5. Cite an early clue that Charles Kinbote is an unreliable narrator.
6. Briefly describe Fleur.
7. Briefly describe John and Sybil Shade's relationship.
8. What was the original use of the secret passageway in the Zemblan castle? Where does it lead?
9. What are some ways Kinbote tries to make the poem be about himself as opposed to Shade's childhood?
10. How does John Shade describe himself as a youth in Canto One?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Charles Kinbote is clearly infatuated with John Shade. What do you think Shade's feeling are towards Kinbote in general?
If you were John Shade, how would you react to Kinbote's commentary on "Pale Fire"?
Essay Topic 2
How does Nabokov use references of other literary works in his novel Pale Fire? Give as many examples of references to other works as you can from the text, and describe what Nabokov accomplishes by including them in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Cite specific examples of supernatural events in the novel Pale Fire.
How does Nabokov incorporate both real and phony supernatural events (such as fake seances) into the novel?
Why do you think he chooses to handle these events in such a manner?
What does this accomplish?
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