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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. Gradus misinterprets a coded message from headquarters. What does he think his orders are?
(a) To wait in Geneva for further instructions.
(b) To wait in Geneva for a shipment of salmon.
(c) To follow the king to America.
(d) To dress in a red coat and hat.

2. What happened to Shade's parents when he was a boy?
(a) They were imprisoned.
(b) They put him up for adoption.
(c) They died.
(d) They divorced/seperated.

3. During the forward Charles Kinbote oddly notes that he is distracted by who/what?
(a) Sybill Shade.
(b) An amusement park.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) Shadeans.

4. Which of the following is not among John Shade's pet peeves?
(a) Editors.
(b) Abstract art.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Super market music.

5. What does the name "Kinbote" mean?
(a) A king's killer.
(b) A lover of men.
(c) A great poet.
(d) A true friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following most closely describes Kinbote's depiction by university drama students?

2. Charles Kinbote thinks John Shade enjoyed more "creative freedom" during the composition of which Canto?

3. In the commentary to Line 137, what phrase, used by John Shade in "Pale Fire", does Kinbote claim has no real meaning?

4. At his hotel Gradus receives orders from headquarters telling him to do what?

5. In what state does Kinbote arrive as Shade begins his last batch of index cards?

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