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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. What does Lolita carry in her hands when H.H. encounters her on Sunday morning in Part 1, Chapter 13?
(a) An orange.
(b) A banana.
(c) An apple.
(d) A coconut.

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?
(a) “Inspiring.”
(b) “Pathetic.”
(c) “Sickening.”
(d) “Amusing.”

3. How old is Charlotte Haze described as being in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) Mid-20s.
(b) Late-40s.
(c) Mid-30s.
(d) Late-20s.

4. What does the narrator say Lolita’s name was “on the dotted line” in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Delores.
(b) Jean.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Sybil.

5. What is the name of Charlotte Haze’s late husband and Lolita’s father in the novel?
(a) Richard Schiller.
(b) Harold E. Haze.
(c) John Galsworthy.
(d) Gaston Godin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the final line of Part 1, Chapter 1, the narrator addresses the “ladies and gentlemen of the jury,” saying “Look at this tangle of” what?

2. Where does H.H. say Valeria moved with her lover and took part in experiments by an American ethnologist?

3. Where does H.H. go on a twenty-month expedition as a “recorder of psychic reactions”?

4. What is the name of the maid at Charlotte Haze’s home in Part 1, Chapter 10?

5. What is the name of the dentist that Mrs. Haze uses that is also her neighbor in Part 1, Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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