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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) “Pathetic.”
(b) “Amusing.”
(c) “Inspiring.”
(d) “Sickening.”

2. How does H.H. remove a speck from Lolita’s eye in Part 1, Chapter 11?
(a) He blows on it.
(b) He licks it out.
(c) He pinches it with his fingers.
(d) With a piece of tape.

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

4. 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) “Principle.”
(c) “Strength.”
(d) “Reservation.”

5. The narrator states in Part 1, Chapter 1, “You can always count on a murderer for” what?
(a) “A fancy prose style.”
(b) “A solid alibi.”
(c) “A turn of matching turns.”
(d) “A silent, wicked lie.”

6. Who telephones H.H. to tell him that Charlotte has been killed in Part 1, Chapter 22?
(a) Leslie Tomson.
(b) Shirley Holmes.
(c) Avis Chapson.
(d) Rosaline Honeck.

7. 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.

8. 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) Katharine Hepburn.
(b) Betty Grable.
(c) Marilyn Monroe.
(d) Marlene Dietrich.

9. Charlotte tells H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 18 that if he “did not believe in Our Christian God, she would” do what?
(a) “Commit suicide.”
(b) “Divorce him.”
(c) “Tell the preacher.”
(d) “Pray for him.”

10. H.H. tells Lolita that her mother is in a hospital near what town in Part 1, Chapter 27?
(a) Elphinstone.
(b) Briceland.
(c) Beardsley.
(d) Lepingville.

11. 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.”

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

13. Where has Charlotte “mapped out” for Lolita to attend college in Part 1, Chapter 20?
(a) Briceland College.
(b) Beardsley College.
(c) Kasbeam College.
(d) Abilene College.

14. What kind of art does Valeria produce?
(a) Classical sculpture.
(b) Art deco furniture.
(c) Cubist paintings.
(d) Realist paintings.

15. Lolita tells H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 27 that when her mother discovers they slept in one room, “she’ll divorce you and” do what to Lolita?
(a) Disown her.
(b) Slap her.
(c) Scream at her.
(d) Strangle her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. The hotel called Enchanted Hunters is located how far from Lolita’s summer camp in Part 1, Chapter 25?

4. Where does the narrator say he loved “a certain initial girl-child” prior to Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

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