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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. What is the assassin's real name?
(a) Jakob Gradus.
(b) Jake Ravus.
(c) Jack Degree.
(d) Jacques de Gray.

2. John Shade is skeptical but he wants to believe in what?
(a) His lineage of Zemblan Kings.
(b) His daughther is still alive.
(c) Religion.
(d) The after-life.

3. How do the extremists try to prevent King Charles from leaving the country?
(a) They close all the airports.
(b) They search all caves.
(c) They outlaw driving.
(d) They search all trains.

4. How many lines are in Canto Four?
(a) 165 lines.
(b) 166 lines.
(c) 334 lines.
(d) 999 lines.

5. John Shade vows to further explore what in Canto Two?
(a) The Zemblan Kings and their Gods.
(b) The possibility of an afterlife.
(c) Reincarnation vs. heaven and hell.
(d) The depths of human consciousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to John Shade's aunt?

2. Where was the foreword written?

3. According to Kinbote, where did Sybil Shade relocate to upon John Shade's death?

4. What are the two ways to write according to Shade in Canto Three?

5. After King Charles is out of the mountains, he receives a message to go to which of the following locations?

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