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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 18-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the dentist that Mrs. Haze uses that is also her neighbor in Part 1, Chapter 14?
(a) Dr. Byron.
(b) Dr. Quilty.
(c) Dr. Blue.
(d) Dr. Tristramson.

2. The narrator says in Part 2, Chapter 18, “thought to myself how those fast little articles forget everything, everything, while we, old lovers, treasure every inch of their” what?
(a) “Detail.”
(b) “Nymphancy.”
(c) “Romance.”
(d) “Story.”

3. Of Lolita’s tennis abilities, the narrator says in Part 2, Chapter 20 that one of the pearls of her game “was a short half-volley that Ned Litam had taught her” where?
(a) “In Illinois.”
(b) “In Washington.”
(c) “In California.”
(d) “In Texas.”

4. Where in New Orleans does the tour guide describe sidewalks that may “feature entertainment by pickaninnies who will tap-dance for pennies” in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Lafayette Street.
(b) Bourbon Street.
(c) Dauphin Street.
(d) Burgundy Street.

5. H.H. describes inspecting “a collection of European hotel picture post cards in a museum devoted to hobbies” at a resort where, in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. H.H. says that on his cross-country adventure with Lolita from August 1947 to August 1948, they avoided Florida because who were there in Part 2, Chapter 1?

2. Who does H.H. believe to be following him and Lolita in a red convertible in Part 2, Chapter 18?

3. What is the name of the “brisk, briskly rouged, blue-eyed widow who ran the motor court” in Part 2, Chapter 22?

4. What is the name of Charlotte Haze’s late husband and Lolita’s father in the novel?

5. How many times does H.H. say he visited Lolita at the hospital in Part 2, Chapter 22?

(see the answer key)

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