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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. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 22, the narrator states, “Remarkable how difficult it is to conceal things--especially when one's wife keeps” what?
(a) “Monkeying with the furniture.”
(b) “Cleaning every corner of the house.”
(c) “Denying herself sleep.”
(d) “Watch over everything.”

2. The camp that Charlotte Haze is sending Lolita to in Part 1, Chapter 14 is run by whom?
(a) Leslie Tompson.
(b) Shirley Holmes.
(c) John Galsworthy.
(d) Richard Schiller.

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

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

5. The narrator asserts in Part 1, Chapter 5 that “Dante fell madly in love with Beatrice when she was” how old?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 9
(d) 7

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom did Lolita have her first heterosexual experience?

3. 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?

4. In describing his feelings for Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 14, the narrator says, “The elation with which the vision of new delights filled me was not horrible but” what?

5. H.H. refers to himself as “a brand-new American citizen of” what origin in Part 1, Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does H.H. succeed in drugging Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 27?

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

6. What information does H.H. learn from Charlotte’s letter in Part 1, Chapter 16? How does he respond to this information?

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

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

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

10. How does H.H. describe his suppression of his lust for young girls in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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