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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 929: Freud though Line 949: and all the time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While he makes his way through the mountains, King Charles stops to spend the night in which of the following places?
(a) In the woods.
(b) In a cave.
(c) On a farm.
(d) In an abandoned car.

2. During what time of day does John Shade prefer to write?
(a) Late afternoon.
(b) Morning.
(c) Bath time.
(d) After dinner.

3. "Forty ounces of fine sand" describes what in Canto One?
(a) A length of time.
(b) Snow falling from the sky.
(c) A bird's nest.
(d) The texture of a windowpane.

4. Who does King Charles finally marry?
(a) The Countess.
(b) Otar.
(c) Fleur.
(d) Disa, Duchess of Payn.

5. Charles Kinbote wants the reader to see the image of who/what after reading the lines 131-132, "I was the waxing slain by feigned remoteness in the windowpane?"
(a) Himself.
(b) John Shade's blackouts.
(c) Sybil Shade.
(d) Gradus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not mentioned by Shade in Canto One?

2. What book does King Charles find on his way out of the castle?

3. Which of the following best describes the queen's initial feeling about King Charles when they meet after his escape?

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

5. The first draft of "Pale Fire" was composed on a series of index cards. How many index cards did the author use?

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