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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. 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) 1931
(d) 1924

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

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

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) “Principle.”
(b) “Beauty.”
(c) “Reservation.”
(d) “Strength.”

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the narrator of the novel, Valeria later dies during childbirth in what year?

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

4. Charlotte tells H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 18 that if he “did not believe in Our Christian God, she would” do what?

5. Where does H.H. hear that the McCoos have a room to rent in Part 1, Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does H.H. describe his experience with a young French prostitute in Part 1, Chapter 6?

2. How is H.H.’s second marriage and wedding night described in Part 1, Chapter 18?

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

4. How does H.H. describe the dissolution of his first marriage in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

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. succeed in drugging Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 27?

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

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

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

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