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

2. The narrator describes Lolita as standing how tall “in one sock” in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 5’3”
(b) 4'10''
(c) 5'1''
(d) 4'6''

3. Lolita tells H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 27 that when her mother discovers they slept in one room, “she’ll divorce you and” do what to Lolita?
(a) Disown her.
(b) Slap her.
(c) Scream at her.
(d) Strangle her.

4. What was Annabel’s last name, according to the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Cormorant.
(b) Holmes.
(c) Honeck.
(d) Leigh.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does H.H. remove a speck from Lolita’s eye in Part 1, Chapter 11?

3. Where does the narrator say he loved “a certain initial girl-child” prior to Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of Charlotte Haze’s neighbor across the street who is described as an invalid?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does H.H. relate of his first wife’s later whereabouts and death in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does H.H. characterize his domestic life with Charlotte after marriage in Part 1, Chapter 18?

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