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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 18-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does H.H. marry Valeria?
(a) 1944
(b) 1932
(c) 1935
(d) 1927

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

3. Charlotte tells H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 18 that if he “did not believe in Our Christian God, she would” do what?
(a) “Divorce him.”
(b) “Tell the preacher.”
(c) “Commit suicide.”
(d) “Pray for him.”

4. Charlotte Haze says of her daughter in Part 1, Chapter 15 that she sees her as “a sturdy, healthy, but decidedly homely kid,” whereas Lolita sees herself as what?
(a) A visionary.
(b) A nymphet.
(c) A starlet.
(d) A rebel.

5. How does H.H. remove a speck from Lolita’s eye in Part 1, Chapter 11?
(a) With a piece of tape.
(b) He licks it out.
(c) He blows on it.
(d) He pinches it with his fingers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes down to the lake to paint as H.H. and Charlotte are laying in the “private beach” area in Part 1, Chapter 20?

2. What was Annabel’s last name, according to the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 3?

3. How old was Lolita’s younger brother when he died?

4. H.H. says it was June of what year when a “stray canary had fluttered into [Annabel’s] house and mine, in two widely separated countries” in Part 1, Chapter 4?

5. Why is H.H. unable to stay at the McCoos’ home in Part 1, Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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