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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. The narrator says in Part 1, Chapter 2 that his mother was an English girl and the daughter of what alpinist?
(a) Charlie Holmes.
(b) John Galsworthy.
(c) Jerome Dunn.
(d) Gustave Trapp.

2. The narrator describes Lolita as standing how tall “in one sock” in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 5’3”
(b) 5'1''
(c) 4'10''
(d) 4'6''

3. 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 fancy prose style.”
(d) “A solid alibi.”

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did H.H.’s father send him to a lycée in Lyon?

3. What name does the narrator give the “main character” in his described scenario with Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 13?

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

5. What is the name of Charlotte Haze’s neighbor across the street who is described as an invalid?

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