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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 18-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes a pocket diary with what golden year inscribed in its upper left-hand corner in Part 1, Chapter 11?
(a) 1941
(b) 1947
(c) 1938
(d) 1935

2. Charlotte tells H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 18 that if he “did not believe in Our Christian God, she would” do what?
(a) “Commit suicide.”
(b) “Divorce him.”
(c) “Tell the preacher.”
(d) “Pray for him.”

3. To what nearby lake does H.H. drive to daily in Part 1, Chapter 20?
(a) Round Lake.
(b) Crescent Lake.
(c) Triangle Lake.
(d) Hourglass Lake.

4. Where does H.H. go on a twenty-month expedition as a “recorder of psychic reactions”?
(a) Ecuador.
(b) Canada.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Kenya.

5. What drink does H.H. pour for Charlotte because she “could never resist” it, after her confrontation with him in Part 1, Chapter 22?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Rum.
(c) Tequila.
(d) Scotch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say his father owned a luxurious hotel in Part 1, Chapter 2?

2. Lolita shows H.H. at picture from a magazine in Part 1, Chapter 13. In the picture, a surrealist painter is relaxing on a beach near a plaster replica of what work of art?

3. The narrator asserts in Part 1, Chapter 5 that “Dante fell madly in love with Beatrice when she was” how old?

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

5. What had H.H. first planned to take a degree in before he switched to English literature?

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