Pale Fire Test | Final Test - Easy

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Pale Fire Test | Final Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the Shades' planning to go on vacation?
(a) Russia.
(b) Cedarn.
(c) Paris.
(d) Quebec.

2. Which of the following best describes King Charles' marriage?
(a) Tumultuous.
(b) Serene.
(c) Civil.
(d) Passive-aggressive.

3. Charles Kinbote writes a brief play about what event?
(a) John Shade's birthday.
(b) King Charles' escape.
(c) The Shades' vacation.
(d) Hazel Shade's seance.

4. Kinbote is what religion?
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Zemblan.
(c) Christian.
(d) Marxist.

5. What message did Gradus incorrectly give headquarters?
(a) He knows the king's location.
(b) He does not know the king's location.
(c) He is on the way to America.
(d) He has received the salmon.

6. According to Kinbote, who gives Gradus a ride?
(a) Jim Coates.
(b) Gerald Emerald.
(c) John Shade.
(d) Sybil Shade.

7. Who does John Shade address in line 246 which ends "...my dear"
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) His daughter.
(d) Charles Kinbote.

8. According to Kinbote, what is Gradus doing while John Shade is composing Canto Four?
(a) Shaving.
(b) Traveling to America.
(c) Spying.
(d) Waiting for orders from the Shadows.

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

10. Kinbote rejects the idea that randomness extends into what?
(a) Religion.
(b) The afterlife.
(c) King Charles' assassination.
(d) Zemblan theology.

11. What does Charles Kinbote do when he finds out where the Shades' are planning to go on vacation?
(a) He asks to go with them.
(b) He tries to convince them to stay in New Wye.
(c) He sits in his house alone and drinks.
(d) He rents a house in the same town.

12. How many times did Kinbote find Zembla directly mentioned?
(a) Twice.
(b) Constantly.
(c) One.
(d) None.

13. Kinbote fills in a blank space in "Pale Fire" with what name?
(a) His own.
(b) King Charles.
(c) John Shade.
(d) Zembla.

14. When a visiting professor requests a picture of King Charles, who goes to get it?
(a) Dr. Sutton.
(b) Charles Kinbote.
(c) Gerald Emerald.
(d) John Shade.

15. According to Kinbote, where did the Queen go when Zembla was invaded?
(a) Quebec.
(b) Cedarn.
(c) Her estate on the Riviera.
(d) Jail.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Gradus visits Oswin Bretwit in order to find information on King Charles' location. What is Oswin Bretwit's profession?

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

4. Who tells Kinbote the Shades' vacation destination?

5. Kinbote claims the Russians are good at what sport?

(see the answer keys)

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