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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 states in Part 1, Chapter 31, “The stipulation of the Roman law, according to which a girl may marry at twelve, was adopted by” what?
(a) “The Federal government.”
(b) “The local voters.”
(c) “The State government.
(d) “The Church.”

2. 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.”

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

4. Where does H.H. find his pocket diary after Charlotte has taken it from his locked table in Part 1, Chapter 22?
(a) Under Charlotte’s pillow.
(b) On the couch.
(c) On the kitchen table.
(d) On the windowsill.

5. Valeria tells H.H. that she has another man in her life who is an ex-colonel from where?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator describes a pocket diary with what golden year inscribed in its upper left-hand corner in Part 1, Chapter 11?

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

4. What is the name of the maid at Charlotte Haze’s home in Part 1, Chapter 10?

5. In the final line of Part 1, Chapter 1, the narrator addresses the “ladies and gentlemen of the jury,” saying “Look at this tangle of” what?

(see the answer key)

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