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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

According to Kinbote, King Charles lands near which city? (from Commentary, Line 681: gloomy Russians spied through Line 691: the attack)

Paris.

Baltimore.

Albany.

Cedarn.

2.

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])

The phrase was not taken from that play.

There are missing pages in his copy.

He has a second edition.

It was lost in the translation from Zemblan to English.

3.

Who is Kinbote's primary source of information on John Shade's daughter? (from Commentary, Line 287: humming as you pack through Line 347, old barn)

John Shade.

Dr. Sutton.

Sybil Shade.

Jane Provost.

4.

Who does King Charles finally marry? (from Commentary, Line 71: parents through Line 101: No free man needs a God)

Disa, Duchess of Payn.

Fleur.

The Countess.

Otar.

5.

Of the following, what do John Shade and the assassin have in common? (from Commentary, Lines 1-4: I was the shadow of the waxwing slain, etc. through Line 70: the new TV)

They both were orphaned.

They were both Zemblan kings.

They were both born in Russia.

They both had aunts who were put in an asylum.

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