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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. What does Gradus bring Oswin Bretwit?
2. Kinbote is what religion?
3. Which of the following best describes the queen's initial feeling about King Charles when they meet after his escape?
4. Joseph S. Lavender is a collector of what?
5. Kinbote reflects on the absurdity of what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is ironic about Kinbote criticizing Shade for using a title from another work for one of his own books?
2. What is odd about the way Kinbote tells the story of Gradus?
3. What happens when Gradus and his commanders try to send coded messages?
4. Briefly summarize the conversation Kinbote overhears between Shade and Mrs. Hurley, and its relevance to "Pale Fire."
5. What does Kinbote write about in the commentary as the poem addresses Hazel's death?
6. Who does Disa mirror in Kinbote's life?
7. What do you think of Kinbote's disregard for psychoanalysis?
8. Briefly recount Gradus' experience on the day he killed Shade, as told by Kinbote.
9. Why does Kinbote embrace organized religion?
10. What does Kinbote do when he runs into Shade on the way to the doctor's office?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Throughout the novel, the game of chess reappears in various scenes, and is played by a variety of characters.
Cite specific examples Nabokov uses of the game of chess throughout the novel.
Why do you think Nabokov chooses to incorporate the game of chess into the novel the way he does?
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