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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does the narrator give the “main character” in his described scenario with Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 13?
(a) “Humbert the Horrible.”
(b) “Humbert the Hummer.”
(c) “Humbert the Hasty.”
(d) “Humbert the Hero.”

2. What is the name of the maid at Charlotte Haze’s home in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) Louise.
(b) Vivian.
(c) Clare.
(d) Ann.

3. 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) “Tell the preacher.”
(c) “Pray for him.”
(d) “Commit suicide.”

4. What is the name of Charlotte Haze’s late husband and Lolita’s father in the novel?
(a) Richard Schiller.
(b) Harold E. Haze.
(c) Gaston Godin.
(d) John Galsworthy.

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

6. What did Annabel die from?
(a) Amebiasis.
(b) Giardiasis.
(c) Lyme disease.
(d) Typhus.

7. Where does Mrs. Haze live in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) 475 Oak Lane.
(b) 342 Lawn Street.
(c) 872 Maple Boulevard.
(d) 173 Manzanita Way.

8. What is the full name of H.H. in the novel?
(a) Howard Helgeson.
(b) Harold Haroldson.
(c) Humbert Humbert.
(d) Henry Handson.

9. 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 Church.”
(b) “The local voters.”
(c) “The Federal government.”
(d) “The State government.

10. H.H. learns at the hotel that because of a religious convention and flower show, they were unable to hold his room past what time in Part 1, Chapter 27?
(a) 12 p.m.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

11. The accident that killed Charlotte has only been reported in what newspaper, according to the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 25?
(a) The Briceland Gazette.
(b) The Beardsley Tribune.
(c) The Ramsdale Journal.
(d) The Lepingville Harold.

12. Each of the cabins at Lolita’s summer camp is describe as being dedicated to what in Part 1, Chapter 27?
(a) A Disney character.
(b) A Native American tribe.
(c) A type of wildflower.
(d) A Shakespeare character.

13. Charlotte Haze is described by the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 10 as having “quite simple but not unattractive features of a type that may be defined as a weak solution of” whom?
(a) Marlene Dietrich.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) Betty Grable.
(d) Katharine Hepburn.

14. What does H.H. describe Lolita’s weight as being when he is purchasing new clothes for her in Part 1, Chapter 25?
(a) 60 pounds.
(b) 71 pounds.
(c) 78 pounds.
(d) 55 pounds.

15. 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) Vanessa van Ness.
(c) Rosaline Honeck.
(d) Mary Rose Hamilton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lolita’s report of behavior in July at the camp say in Part 1, Chapter 27?

2. Of his new wife Charlotte, the narrator states in Part 1, Chapter 18, “I discovered that although she could not control her heart or her cries, she was a woman of” what?

3. What does H.H. tell Lolita the blue pills are that he pretends to take in Part 1, Chapter 27?

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

5. H.H. hears that Mr. and Mrs. McCoo have a daughter how old in Part 1, Chapter 10?

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