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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. What did Annabel die from?
(a) Amebiasis.
(b) Giardiasis.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Lyme disease.

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) “Sickening.”
(c) “Pathetic.”
(d) “Amusing.”

3. What is the name of the maid at Charlotte Haze’s home in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) Louise.
(b) Vivian.
(c) Ann.
(d) Clare.

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

5. The narrator of the novel says that he was born in what year in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) 1910
(b) 1892
(c) 1903
(d) 1875

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Valeria tells H.H. that she has another man in her life who is an ex-colonel from where?

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

4. How old was Lolita’s younger brother when he died?

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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