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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

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])

He heard a reading in New Wye.

He read his first book of poems.

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

A poem from Nite Rote.

2.

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)

They are both Zemblan royalty.

Both had daughters who died at an early age.

Both were loved by their followers.

Both lost their father at an early age.

3.

How do the extremists think King Charles will try to escape Zembla? (from Commentary, Line 167: There was a time, etc. through Line 171: A great conspiracy)

On foot.

By plane.

By car.

By boat.

4.

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.)

The Bera Range.

New Wye.

The Rippleton Caves.

Cedarn.

5.

Why does Kinbote claim he can not find the phrase "pale fire" in his copy of Timon of Athens? (from Commentary, Line 957: Night Rote though Line 1000: [=Line 1: I was the shadow of the waxwing slain])

It was lost in the translation from Zemblan to English.

He has a second edition.

The phrase was not taken from that play.

There are missing pages in his copy.

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