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

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

3. H.H. hears that Mr. and Mrs. McCoo have a daughter how old in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) 7
(b) 12
(c) 16
(d) 10

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. H.H. tells Lolita that her mother is in a hospital near what town in Part 1, Chapter 27?

2. What was Annabel’s last name, according to the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 3?

3. Who telephones H.H. to tell him that Charlotte has been killed in Part 1, Chapter 22?

4. 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”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to H.H.’s initial thoughts of murdering Charlotte in Part 1, Chapter 20?

2. How does H.H.’s sexual experience with Lolita progress in Part 1, Chapter 13?

3. How does H.H. describe his dinner with Charlotte Haze in Part 1, Chapter 14?

4. What preparations does H.H. make toward furthering his agenda with Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 25?

5. How does H.H. describe his first months in North America in Part 1, Chapter 9? Where does he live and work?

6. Whom does H.H. marry in Part 1, Chapter 8? What eventually leads the protagonist to the United States?

7. How does H.H. describe his young adulthood in Part 1, Chapter 5? How does he define “nymphets” in this chapter?

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

9. Why does H.H. visit his “family doctor” in Part 1, Chapter 22? What does he obtain there?

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

(see the answer keys)

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