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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 13-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many years her senior does Charlotte Haze say her late husband was in Part 1, Chapter 16?
(a) 20
(b) 9
(c) 16
(d) 4

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

5. H.H. says of Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 15 that she would be thirteen on what date?
(a) May 13.
(b) March 22.
(c) January 1.
(d) August 8.

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

4. What is the name of the camp that Charlotte Haze is sending Lolita to in Part 1, Chapter 15?

5. What was the maiden name of Annabel’s mother?

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