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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 18-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says in Part 2, Chapter 18, “thought to myself how those fast little articles forget everything, everything, while we, old lovers, treasure every inch of their” what?
(a) “Detail.”
(b) “Nymphancy.”
(c) “Romance.”
(d) “Story.”

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

3. What author of Ulysses does the narrator mention in Part 2, Chapter 18?
(a) Vladimir Nabokov.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Charlie Holmes.
(d) Jerome Dunn.

4. The narrator describes a “man having a lavish epileptic fit on the ground” where, in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Russian Gulch State Park.
(b) Boulder Canyon State Park.
(c) Humboldt Redwoods State Park.
(d) Boulder Rapids State Park.

5. Who is the “fadedly feminine” English professor that lives with Miss Lester, according to the narrator in Part 2, Chapter 5?
(a) Miss Cormorant.
(b) Miss Gold.
(c) Miss Molar.
(d) Miss Fabian.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The hotel called Enchanted Hunters is located in what town, according to the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 25?

3. What does H.H. describe Lolita’s weight as being when he is purchasing new clothes for her in Part 1, Chapter 25?

4. Because the picnic is postponed, Lolita refuses to go where with her mother in Part 1, Chapter 13?

5. To what nearby lake does H.H. drive to daily in Part 1, Chapter 20?

(see the answer key)

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