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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 Haze is described by the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 10 as having “quite simple but not unattractive features of a type that may be defined as a weak solution of” whom?
(a) Betty Grable.
(b) Katharine Hepburn.
(c) Marilyn Monroe.
(d) Marlene Dietrich.

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

3. How many days does H.H. say he and Charlotte cohabitated in Part 1, Chapter 18?
(a) 21
(b) 76
(c) 50
(d) 15

4. Where does the narrator say he loved “a certain initial girl-child” prior to Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) “A princedom by the sea.”
(b) “In a stagnant swamp.”
(c) “On a magical mountaintop.”
(d) “Behind a famous museum.”

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Annabel die?

3. In what year does H.H. marry Valeria?

4. Where does Mrs. Haze live in Part 1, Chapter 10?

5. Where does the narrator say Mrs. Phalli’s sister taught in Part 1, Chapter 20?

(see the answer key)

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