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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pale Fire, Canto Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the foreword written?
(a) New Wye.
(b) Zembla.
(c) Russia.
(d) Cedarn, Utana.

2. Which of the following has Shade renounced?
(a) His friends.
(b) His family.
(c) His religion.
(d) His country.

3. Who sets up John Shade's daughter on a blind date?
(a) Kinbote.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His secretary.
(d) Dr. Sutton.

4. The first draft of "Pale Fire" was composed on a series of index cards. How many index cards did the author use?
(a) 80.
(b) 334.
(c) 166.
(d) 4.

5. "Pale Fire" is broken up into how many cantos?
(a) 334.
(b) 166.
(c) 80.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John Shade refer to the I.P.H.?

2. How old was Shade when he wrote Canto Two?

3. John Shade is skeptical but he wants to believe in what?

4. Of the following, which most accurately describes the lines in the first stanza of Canto One?

5. Who or what does John Shade claim to see in his near-death experience?

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