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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator of the novel, Valeria later dies during childbirth in what year?
(a) 1945
(b) 1936
(c) 1939
(d) 1942

2. The narrator states in Part 1, Chapter 25, “Oh, Lolita, you are my girl, as” who “was Poe’s”?
(a) “Charlotte.”
(b) “Annabel Lee.”
(c) “Venus.”
(d) “Vee.”

3. To what nearby lake does H.H. drive to daily in Part 1, Chapter 20?
(a) Round Lake.
(b) Hourglass Lake.
(c) Triangle Lake.
(d) Crescent Lake.

4. What does Lolita’s report of behavior in July at the camp say in Part 1, Chapter 27?
(a) “Good to excellent; skilled at golf and reading.”
(b) “Fair to middling; poor at communication.”
(c) “Fair to good; keen on swimming and boating.”
(d) “Poor to fair; skilled at archery and volleyball.”

5. 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?
(a) The Venus de Milo.
(b) Davi.
(c) The Moai.
(d) The Great Sphinx.

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

7. Who comes down to the lake to paint as H.H. and Charlotte are laying in the “private beach” area in Part 1, Chapter 20?
(a) Jerome Dunn.
(b) Elizabeth Talbot.
(c) Jean Farlow.
(d) Charlie Holmes.

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

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

10. Where did Annabel die?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Corfu.
(c) England.
(d) Russia.

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

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

13. 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) 6 p.m.
(b) 12 p.m.
(c) 3 p.m.
(d) 4 p.m.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hotel does Charlotte suggests to H.H. that they go to in Part 1, Chapter 21?

2. How many years her senior does Charlotte Haze say her late husband was in Part 1, Chapter 16?

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. Where does H.H. find his pocket diary after Charlotte has taken it from his locked table in Part 1, Chapter 22?

5. Valeria tells H.H. that she has another man in her life who is an ex-colonel from where?

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