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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 24-33.

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) 9
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 7

2. To what doctor does H.H. go to obtain sleeping medication in Part 1, Chapter 22?
(a) Dr. Blue.
(b) Dr. Byron.
(c) Dr. Tristramson.
(d) Dr. Quilty.

3. Of Lolita, the narrator says in Part 1, Chapter 29, “Her kiss, to my delirious embarrassment, had some rather comical refinements of flutter and probe which made me conclude she had been coached at an early age by” what?
(a) “A little Lesbian.”
(b) “A prostitute.”
(c) “An older friend.”
(d) “A sinful whore.”

4. In Part 1, Chapter 29, H.H. says that “by six she was wide awake” and by what time were they “technically lovers”?
(a) 8:00
(b) 6:15
(c) 7:30
(d) 7:45

5. 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) Linda Hall.
(b) Mary Rose Hamilton.
(c) Vanessa van Ness.
(d) Rosaline Honeck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mrs. Chatfield’s daughter that is going to a summer camp in Part 1, Chapter 14?

2. In what year does Lolita turn 12 in Part 1, Chapter 19?

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

4. 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?

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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