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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

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 Jersey.

New York.

Pennsylvania.

Maryland.

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.

He has a second edition.

It was lost in the translation from Zemblan to English.

There are missing pages in his copy.

3.

How many times did Kinbote find Zembla directly mentioned? (from Commentary, Line 929: Freud though Line 949: and all the time)

None.

Constantly.

Twice.

One.

4.

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 boat.

By car.

By plane.

5.

Who is the previous inhabitant of Charles Kinbote's house? (from Commentary, Lines 1-4: I was the shadow of the waxwing slain, etc. through Line 70: the new TV)

The King of Zembla.

Judge Goldsmith.

Wordsmith University's gardener.

Dr. Sutton.

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