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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Kinbote claims some people on campus said he resembles which of the following people? (from Commentary, Line 835-838: Now I shall spy, etc. though Line 922: held up by Our Cream)

Dr. Sutton.

King Charles.

Gradus.

John Shade.

2.

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)

By car.

By boat.

On foot.

By plane.

3.

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 gave it to John Shade as a birthday gift.

He wrote a poem about it.

He gave it to the maid.

He accidentally poisoned it.

4.

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 had daughters who died at an early age.

They are both Zemblan royalty.

Both lost their father at an early age.

Both were loved by their followers.

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 were both born in Russia.

They both had aunts who were put in an asylum.

They were both Zemblan kings.

They both were orphaned.

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