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