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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lolita tells H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 11 that Ginny McCoo nearly died of what?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Leishmaniasis.
(c) Filariasis.
(d) Polio.

2. How old does H.H. refer to “his daughter” at the hotel in Part 1, Chapter 27?
(a) 13
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 15

3. H.H. says it was June of what year when a “stray canary had fluttered into [Annabel’s] house and mine, in two widely separated countries” in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) 1919
(b) 1924
(c) 1912
(d) 1931

4. Why is H.H. unable to stay at the McCoos’ home in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) Their house has been flooded.
(b) Their house burned down.
(c) Mr. McCoo has been arrested.
(d) H.H.'s mother forbids it.

5. What is the name of Mrs. Chatfield’s daughter that is going to a summer camp in Part 1, Chapter 14?
(a) Clare.
(b) Phyllis.
(c) Fay.
(d) Rita.

6. How old was Lolita’s younger brother when he died?
(a) 7
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 6

7. In what year does Lolita turn 12 in Part 1, Chapter 19?
(a) 1943
(b) 1952
(c) 1954
(d) 1947

8. Where does the narrator say Mrs. Phalli’s sister taught in Part 1, Chapter 20?
(a) St. Mark's.
(b) St. Algebra.
(c) St. Edwards.
(d) St. Joseph's.

9. In describing his feelings for Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 14, the narrator says, “The elation with which the vision of new delights filled me was not horrible but” what?
(a) “Sickening.”
(b) “Amusing.”
(c) “Inspiring.”
(d) “Pathetic.”

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

11. The narrator says in Part 1, Chapter 2 that his mother was an English girl and the daughter of what alpinist?
(a) John Galsworthy.
(b) Gustave Trapp.
(c) Jerome Dunn.
(d) Charlie Holmes.

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

13. Where does H.H. say Valeria moved with her lover and took part in experiments by an American ethnologist?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Montana.
(c) California.
(d) Colorado.

14. The narrator describes a pocket diary with what golden year inscribed in its upper left-hand corner in Part 1, Chapter 11?
(a) 1938
(b) 1941
(c) 1947
(d) 1935

15. H.H. refers to himself as “a brand-new American citizen of” what origin in Part 1, Chapter 25?
(a) “Aristocratic origin.”
(b) “Frigid Canadian origin.”
(c) “Exceptional Mediterranean origin.”
(d) “Obscure European origin.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does H.H. hear that the McCoos have a room to rent in Part 1, Chapter 10?

2. What is the name of Charlotte Haze’s late husband and Lolita’s father in the novel?

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

4. What girl does Lolita say “instructed her in various manipulations” at camp in Part 1, Chapter 32?

5. What drink does H.H. pour for Charlotte because she “could never resist” it, after her confrontation with him in Part 1, Chapter 22?

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