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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 asserts in Part 1, Chapter 5 that “Dante fell madly in love with Beatrice when she was” how old?
(a) 7
(b) 6
(c) 9
(d) 4

2. Lolita tells H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 11 that Ginny McCoo nearly died of what?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Filariasis.
(c) Polio.
(d) Leishmaniasis.

3. 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) “Behind a famous museum.”
(c) “In a stagnant swamp.”
(d) “On a magical mountaintop.”

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does H.H. hear that the McCoos have a room to rent in Part 1, Chapter 10?

2. How old is Charlotte Haze described as being in Part 1, Chapter 10?

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

4. What is the full name of H.H. in the novel?

5. Of his wife Charlotte, H.H. says in Part 1, Chapter 18, “the only couple with whom she had relations of real cordiality, devoid of any arriõre-pensèe or practical foresight, were” with what couple that had just returned from Chile?

(see the answer key)

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