1 Where is Charles Kinbote when he writes his commentary to "Pale Fire"? Harvard New Wye Zembla Cedarn 2 What is the "crystal land"? Zembla Appalachia New Wye Russia 3 When does Charles the Beloved's rule as king end? 1958 1936 1945 1939 4 What is Charles Kinbote's other identity? Charles X John Shade Pius X Gradus 5 When is John Shade's birthday? August 7 July 5 July 4 December 24 6 Which of the following characters lives in exile? Gradus Charles Kinbote Jacques D'Argus Sybil Shade 7 Who allegedly stars in "The Case of the Reversed Footprints"? Alfred Hitchcock John Shade Sherlock Holmes Hercule Poirot 8 Who attempts to commit "a frozen stillicide?" Sybil Shade Gradus Aunt Maud Charles X 9 Who wrote "Friends Beyond"? John Shade Christina Rossetti Thomas Hardy Charles Kinbote 10 From what text is the title of John Shade's poem, "Pale Fire," derived? Man and Superman Timon of Athens Two Gentlemen of Verona Damnum Infectum 11 How does Sybil describe Kinbote's relationship with John? "symbiotic" "parasitic" "cute" "nauseating" 12 Who lives in "the frame house between Goldsworth and Wordsmith"? Charles Kinbote Princess Disa Gradus Shade 13 What does the Zemblan word "raghdirst" mean? "thirst for vengeance" "crystal land" "done anonymously" "from here to eternity" 14 How does John Shade's daughter die? She drowns. She is hit by a car. She swallows sleeping pills. It is unknown. 15 Who raises John Shade into adulthood? Sybil Disa Constance Aunt Maud 16 What does Kinbote describe as "the playfield of Satan"? "Romance" "New Wye" "Solitude" "Zembla" 17 What is Charles Kinbote's profession? Shakespearean scholar Physics professor Boatsman Poetry expert 18 What color does Charles X wear when he escapes from the palace? Blue White Red Black 19 Who offers primary assistance to Charles X during his escape? Kinbote Disa Gradus Odon 20 What is the "real-life" version of Zembla? Soviet Union France Nazi Germany Czechoslovakia 21 What is Gradus' profession? Assassin Janitor Revolutionary Professor 22 Who kills Gradus? Gradus John Shade Disa Charles Kinbote 23 Where did the "Edda" originate? Zembla Greece New Wye Iceland 24 The reference to "Chapman's Homer" refers to which poet? Keats Yeats Hardy Swift 25 Who argues that "No free man needs a God"? John Shade Charles Kinbote Gradus Fra Karamazov
