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

2. What was the maiden name of Annabel’s mother?
(a) Vanessa van Ness.
(b) Mary Rose Hamilton.
(c) Mona Dahl.
(d) Ann Lore.

3. How old was Lolita’s younger brother when he died?
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 2

4. The narrator describes the “Time” in his scenario with Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 13 as being in what month?
(a) November.
(b) April.
(c) September.
(d) June.

5. What is the name of Charlotte Haze’s neighbor across the street who is described as an invalid?
(a) Miss Opposite.
(b) Miss Phalen.
(c) Miss Cormorant.
(d) Miss Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes a pocket diary with what golden year inscribed in its upper left-hand corner in Part 1, Chapter 11?

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

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

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

5. How many years her senior does Charlotte Haze say her late husband was in Part 1, Chapter 16?

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