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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Of the following, what do King Charles and John Shade have in common? (from Commentary, Line 71: parents through Line 101: No free man needs a God)

Both lost their father at an early age.

They are both Zemblan royalty.

Both were loved by their followers.

Both had daughters who died at an early age.

2.

What was Kinbote's introduction to Shade's poetry? (from Commentary, Line 957: Night Rote though Line 1000: [=Line 1: I was the shadow of the waxwing slain])

The index cards on which "Pale Fire" was written.

He read his first book of poems.

He heard a reading in New Wye.

A poem from Nite Rote.

3.

After King Charles is out of the mountains, he receives a message to go to which of the following locations? (from Commentary, Lines 131-132: I was the shadow of the waxwing slain by feigned remoteness in the windowpane. through Line 162: With his pure tongue, etc.)

New Wye.

Cedarn.

The Rippleton Caves.

The Bera Range.

4.

In what state does Kinbote arrive as Shade begins his last batch of index cards? (from Commentary, Line 929: Freud though Line 949: and all the time)

New York.

New Jersey.

Maryland.

Pennsylvania.

5.

What did Charles Kinbote do with the cat? (from Commentary, Lines 1-4: I was the shadow of the waxwing slain, etc. through Line 70: the new TV)

He wrote a poem about it.

He gave it to John Shade as a birthday gift.

He gave it to the maid.

He accidentally poisoned it.

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