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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 states in Part 1, Chapter 1, “You can always count on a murderer for” what?
(a) “A turn of matching turns.”
(b) “A solid alibi.”
(c) “A fancy prose style.”
(d) “A silent, wicked lie.”

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

3. Charlotte tells H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 21 that they are going where in the fall?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Poland.
(d) England.

4. Who is described by the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 18 as “a rosy honey in a Girl Scout uniform, beret of green worsted, belt of green webbing, charming shoulder-long curls”?
(a) Vanessa van Ness.
(b) Mary Rose Hamilton.
(c) Rosaline Honeck.
(d) Linda Hall.

5. H.H. hears that Mr. and Mrs. McCoo have a daughter how old in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) 16
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 7

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator of the novel says that he was born in what year in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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

3. 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?

4. Where does Mrs. Haze live in Part 1, Chapter 10?

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

(see the answer key)

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