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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. 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) “Commit suicide.”
(c) “Pray for him.”
(d) “Tell the preacher.”

2. Valeria tells H.H. that she has another man in her life who is an ex-colonel from where?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

3. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 22, the narrator states, “Remarkable how difficult it is to conceal things--especially when one's wife keeps” what?
(a) “Cleaning every corner of the house.”
(b) “Denying herself sleep.”
(c) “Watch over everything.”
(d) “Monkeying with the furniture.”

4. What is the full name of H.H. in the novel?
(a) Henry Handson.
(b) Harold Haroldson.
(c) Humbert Humbert.
(d) Howard Helgeson.

5. The narrator states in Part 1, Chapter 1, “You can always count on a murderer for” what?
(a) “A turn of matching turns.”
(b) “A silent, wicked lie.”
(c) “A solid alibi.”
(d) “A fancy prose style.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lolita carry in her hands when H.H. encounters her on Sunday morning in Part 1, Chapter 13?

2. Where does H.H. find his pocket diary after Charlotte has taken it from his locked table in Part 1, Chapter 22?

3. Because the picnic is postponed, Lolita refuses to go where with her mother in Part 1, Chapter 13?

4. According to the narrator of the novel, Valeria later dies during childbirth in what year?

5. Who is described by the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 18 as “a rosy honey in a Girl Scout uniform, beret of green worsted, belt of green webbing, charming shoulder-long curls”?

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