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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. According to Kinbote, where did Sybil Shade relocate to upon John Shade's death?
2. Which best describes Kinbote's reason for rejecting the offer by the first potential publisher of "Pale Fire"?
3. How does King Charles flee Zembla?
4. Charles Kinbote "mercifully " attributes this name to one professor, perhaps due to his green jacket.
5. What is the first metaphor Shade uses to describe himself?
Short Essay Questions
1. Briefly describe the supernatural occurrences in Canto Two.
2. What are some early examples of reflection as a theme in the poem "Pale Fire?"
3. How does Kinbote characterize his relationship with John Shade?
4. Name some sports at which Kinbote is proficient.
5. Briefly describe Fleur.
6. What was the original use of the secret passageway in the Zemblan castle? Where does it lead?
7. What is significant about the bird in Canto One?
8. What is Kinbote's secret?
9. What does John Shade ponder in the beginning of Canto Two?
10. Give a brief synopsis of King Charles' escape.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using specific examples from the novel, compile the verses of poetry that were omitted from the poem "Pale Fire."
Why do you think Nabokov chooses to include these verses in the novel, but not the poem?
Essay Topic 2
Reflection is a major motif of the fictional poem "Pale Fire," and in the novel's commentary and foreword.
Give specific examples of Nabokov's use of reflection as it pertains to looking back at past events?
How does Nabokov use reflection in terms of mirror images or opposites?
How do these two interpretations of reflection work together in Shade's writing, and Kinbote's commentary?
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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