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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 167: There was a time, etc. through Line 171: A great conspiracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Canto Two we find that Shade's daughter had been vacationing in what faraway place?
(a) Zembla.
(b) Quebec.
(c) New Wye.
(d) France.

2. In lines 936 and 937 of "Pale Fire" the phrase "I plow Old Zembla's fields" is used by John Shade as part of a metaphor for what literal activity?
(a) Revisiting his Zemblan ancestry .
(b) His relationship with his wife.
(c) Shaving.
(d) The changing seasons.

3. Charles Kinbote gave John Shade a detailed drawing of King Charles' castle; what does he want John Shade's wife to do with the picture?
(a) Frame it.
(b) Send it to the publisher.
(c) Send it to him.
(d) Destroy it.

4. Charles Kinbote thinks the reference to "that crystal land" in line 12 refers to what place?
(a) Russia.
(b) Zembla.
(c) Quebec.
(d) New Wye.

5. How does King Charles flee Zembla?
(a) By plane.
(b) On foot.
(c) By boat.
(d) By car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two most important things in Shade's life?

2. Who is King Alfin the Vague's son?

3. "Pale Fire" is broken up into how many cantos?

4. How do the people of Zembla aid in King Charles' flight?

5. What is the assassin's real name?

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