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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. Which of the following best describes King Charles' marriage?
2. Who circulated a letter objecting to Charles Kinbote editing "Pale Fire?"
3. Joseph S. Lavender is a collector of what?
4. What does Gradus bring Oswin Bretwit?
5. When a visiting professor requests a picture of King Charles, who goes to get it?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Kinbote insist on meeting Shade on July 19th?
2. When does Kinbote finally merge with King Charles as written in the Commentary?
3. What does Kinbote do when he runs into Shade on the way to the doctor's office?
4. What does Kinbote think about John Shade's lack of religion?
5. Comment on a few similarities between Charles Kinbote and King Charles.
6. What is ironic about Kinbote criticizing Shade for using a title from another work for one of his own books?
7. How does Gradus learn the location of the king?
8. Who does Disa mirror in Kinbote's life?
9. What happens when Gradus and his commanders try to send coded messages?
10. How does Kinbote respond when a professor tells him he looks like King Charles? Why might he react that way?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The first lines of the poem "Pale Fire" portrays a bird flying into a window. Charles Kinbote interprets these lines as they may relate to John Shade's experience.
How is Charles Kinbote like a bird who flies into a window?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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