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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Charlotte Haze described as being in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) Late-40s.
(b) Late-20s.
(c) Mid-20s.
(d) Mid-30s.

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

4. 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) 3 p.m.
(b) 6 p.m.
(c) 12 p.m.
(d) 4 p.m.

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

6. 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?
(a) “Beauty.”
(b) “Reservation.”
(c) “Principle.”
(d) “Strength.”

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

8. How many years her senior does Charlotte Haze say her late husband was in Part 1, Chapter 16?
(a) 9
(b) 4
(c) 20
(d) 16

9. The hotel called Enchanted Hunters is located how far from Lolita’s summer camp in Part 1, Chapter 25?
(a) A 4-hour drive.
(b) A 1-hour drive.
(c) A 5-hour drive.
(d) A 7-hour drive.

10. In what year did H.H.’s father send him to a lycée in Lyon?
(a) 1937
(b) 1907
(c) 1914
(d) 1923

11. With whom did Lolita have her first heterosexual experience?
(a) Charlie Holmes.
(b) John Farlow.
(c) John Galsworthy.
(d) Gustove Trapp.

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

13. What is the name of Charlotte Haze’s neighbor across the street who is described as an invalid?
(a) Miss Cormorant.
(b) Miss Opposite.
(c) Miss Gold.
(d) Miss Phalen.

14. What couple in H.H. and Charlotte’s neighborhood has a “hysterical setter” that frequently chases cars?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Darkbloom.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Schiller.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Fabian.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Junk.

15. The narrator describes Lolita as standing how tall “in one sock” in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 4'10''
(b) 5’3”
(c) 5'1''
(d) 4'6''

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator asserts in Part 1, Chapter 5 that “Dante fell madly in love with Beatrice when she was” how old?

2. The narrator claims in Part 1, Chapter 11 that the “median age of pubescence for girls has been found to be thirteen years and nine months in New York and” what city?

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?

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. Where does the narrator say Mrs. Phalli’s sister taught in Part 1, Chapter 20?

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