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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) “A princedom by the sea.”
(b) “In a stagnant swamp.”
(c) “Behind a famous museum.”
(d) “On a magical mountaintop.”

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

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

4. The narrator claims in Part 1, Chapter 11 that the “median age of pubescence for girls has been found to be thirteen years and nine months in New York and” what city?
(a) “Miami.”
(b) “Detroit.”
(c) “San Francisco.”
(d) “Chicago.”

5. What name does the narrator give the “main character” in his described scenario with Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 13?
(a) “Humbert the Hasty.”
(b) “Humbert the Hummer.”
(c) “Humbert the Hero.”
(d) “Humbert the Horrible.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lolita carry in her hands when H.H. encounters her on Sunday morning in Part 1, Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

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