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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 11-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The headmistress at the girl’s school where Lolita is enrolled in Part 2, Chapter 4 states that they “are more interested in communication than in” what?
(a) “Composition.”
(b) “Creativity.”
(c) “Craftsmanship.”
(d) “Culture.”

2. Which of Lolita’s school friends is described in Part 2, Chapter 9 as “handsome in a coarse sensual way and only a year older than my aging mistress”?
(a) Mona Dahl.
(b) Shirley Holmes.
(c) Eva Rosen.
(d) Linda Hall.

3. On the Sunday when H.H., Charlotte Haze, and Lolita are to go on a picnic, what friend of Lolita’s cancels because she is sick in Part 1, Chapter 13?
(a) Rosaline Honeck.
(b) Eva Rosin.
(c) Mary Rose Hamilton.
(d) Elizabeth Talbot.

4. Where in New Orleans does the tour guide describe sidewalks that may “feature entertainment by pickaninnies who will tap-dance for pennies” in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Lafayette Street.
(b) Burgundy Street.
(c) Bourbon Street.
(d) Dauphin Street.

5. H.H. describes visiting Little Iceberg Lake somewhere in what state in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Utah.
(c) Colorado.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Among whom does the narrator claim in Part 2, Chapter 1 “sexual relations between a father and his daughter are accepted as a matter of course”?

2. How much does H.H. say his “little concubine” weighs now in Part 2, Chapter 15?

3. Each of the cabins at Lolita’s summer camp is describe as being dedicated to what in Part 1, Chapter 27?

4. In what play does Miss Pratt say that Lolita must be allowed to participate in Part 2, Chapter 11?

5. What is the name of Charlotte Haze’s neighbor across the street who is described as an invalid?

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