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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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) 1912
(b) 1919
(c) 1924
(d) 1931

4. What hotel does Charlotte suggests to H.H. that they go to in Part 1, Chapter 21?
(a) The Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac.
(b) Enchanted Hunters.
(c) Crater Lake Lodge.
(d) The Ahwahnee.

5. In what year does H.H. marry Valeria?
(a) 1927
(b) 1935
(c) 1944
(d) 1932

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in Part 1, Chapter 1, “You can always count on a murderer for” what?

2. What had H.H. first planned to take a degree in before he switched to English literature?

3. Where has Charlotte “mapped out” for Lolita to attend college in Part 1, Chapter 20?

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

5. How many days does H.H. say he and Charlotte cohabitated in Part 1, Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What solidifies H.H.’s intentions regarding Charlotte and Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 17? What action does he take?

2. What events lead to H.H. and Lolita being alone together in the house in Part 1, Chapter 13? How does he describe their meeting in the house?

3. How would you characterize H.H. as narrator of the story, based on his language style in Part 1, Chapters 1-6?

4. What insinuations does Lolita make regarding her relationship with H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 27?

5. What written work does H.H. present in Part 1, Chapter 11? What is revealed through this text?

6. How would you characterize H.H.’s motivations toward Lolita based on his observations in Part 1, Chapter 14?

7. Where does H.H. first catch sight of Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 10? What are his impressions of the girl?

8. What are H.H.’s intentions and concerns as he leaves Ramsdale in Part 1, Chapter 24?

9. How does H.H. describe his relationship with Annabel in Part 1, Chapters 2-4? What impact did this relationship have on the protagonist?

10. How does H.H. describe his parentage, birthplace, and childhood in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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