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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 good; keen on swimming and boating.”
(c) “Poor to fair; skilled at archery and volleyball.”
(d) “Fair to middling; poor at communication.”

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

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?
(a) Eva Rosin.
(b) Rosaline Honeck.
(c) Mary Rose Hamilton.
(d) Elizabeth Talbot.

4. Where does the narrator say his father owned a luxurious hotel in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Ramsdale.
(b) Beardsley.
(c) The Riviera.
(d) Chicago.

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

6. What is the name of the camp that Charlotte Haze is sending Lolita to in Part 1, Chapter 15?
(a) Camp J.
(b) Camp Q.
(c) Camp A.
(d) Camp Q.

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

8. 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.

9. What does H.H. tell Lolita the blue pills are that he pretends to take in Part 1, Chapter 27?
(a) Vitamin X.
(b) Vitamin K.
(c) Vitamin D.
(d) Vitamin A.

10. What was the maiden name of Annabel’s mother?
(a) Vanessa van Ness.
(b) Mona Dahl.
(c) Mary Rose Hamilton.
(d) Ann Lore.

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

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

13. 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) Rosaline Honeck.
(b) Mary Rose Hamilton.
(c) Linda Hall.
(d) Vanessa van Ness.

14. What is the name of the dentist that Mrs. Haze uses that is also her neighbor in Part 1, Chapter 14?
(a) Dr. Blue.
(b) Dr. Byron.
(c) Dr. Quilty.
(d) Dr. Tristramson.

15. In Part 1, Chapter 29, H.H. says that “by six she was wide awake” and by what time were they “technically lovers”?
(a) 6:15
(b) 7:30
(c) 7:45
(d) 8:00

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator of the novel says that he was born in what year in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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. Why is H.H. unable to stay at the McCoos’ home in Part 1, Chapter 10?

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

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

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