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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. Who tells Kinbote the Shades' vacation destination?
2. According to Kinbote, where did the Queen go when Zembla was invaded?
3. Which of the following best describes the queen's initial feeling about King Charles when they meet after his escape?
4. In this section, Kinbote gives an extended, negative critique of what?
5. According to Kinbote, King Charles lands near which city?
Short Essay Questions
1. Briefly recount Gradus' experience on the day he killed Shade, as told by Kinbote.
2. Briefly summarize the conversation Kinbote overhears between Shade and Mrs. Hurley, and its relevance to "Pale Fire."
3. How does Kinbote describe the Russian guards who are after the Zemblan Crown Jewels?
4. How does Kinbote respond when a professor tells him he looks like King Charles? Why might he react that way?
5. What does Kinbote write about in the commentary as the poem addresses Hazel's death?
6. What does Kinbote relate to the death of Hazel?
7. Why does Kinbote insist on meeting Shade on July 19th?
8. How does Kinbote summarize Canto Four?
9. What does Kinbote do when he runs into Shade on the way to the doctor's office?
10. What happens when Gradus and his commanders try to send coded messages?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an argument supporting the claim that Charles Kinbote is in fact the assassin. Use examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Using specific examples from the book, describe how Nabokov uses color and climate to describe the setting and characters in Pale Fire, both in the poem and in the commentary.
Do you think this is effective? Why or why not?
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