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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 3-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Inside of what book of Lolita’s does H.H. say he once discovered eight one-dollar notes in Part 2, Chapter 7?
(a) Don Quixote.
(b) Treasure Island.
(c) Robinson Crusoe.
(d) Frankenstein.

2. H.H. learns at the hotel that because of a religious convention and flower show, they were unable to hold his room past what time in Part 1, Chapter 27?
(a) 4 p.m.
(b) 12 p.m.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

3. Which of Lolita’s friends is referred to by the narrator as “the school tennis champion” in Part 2, Chapter 9?
(a) Shirley Holmes.
(b) Vanessa van Ness.
(c) Linda Hall.
(d) Clare Quilty.

4. The narrator states in Part 1, Chapter 31, “The stipulation of the Roman law, according to which a girl may marry at twelve, was adopted by” what?
(a) “The local voters.”
(b) “The State government.
(c) “The Church.”
(d) “The Federal government.”

5. What does H.H. describe Lolita’s weight as being when he is purchasing new clothes for her in Part 1, Chapter 25?
(a) 71 pounds.
(b) 55 pounds.
(c) 60 pounds.
(d) 78 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the Sunday when H.H., Charlotte Haze, and Lolita are to go on a picnic, what friend of Lolita’s cancels because she is sick in Part 1, Chapter 13?

2. In describing his feelings for Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 14, the narrator says, “The elation with which the vision of new delights filled me was not horrible but” what?

3. How old is Charlotte Haze described as being in Part 1, Chapter 10?

4. The narrator claims in Part 1, Chapter 11 that the “median age of pubescence for girls has been found to be thirteen years and nine months in New York and” what city?

5. The man who rents H.H. his home in Part 2, Chapter 4 is a teacher of what at the local college?

(see the answer key)

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