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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 what motel office does H.H. discover Lolita’s kidnapper has written his entry as “Dr. Gratiano Forbeson, Mirandola, NY” in Part 2, Chapter 23?
(a) Sequoia Lodge.
(b) Ponderosa Lodge.
(c) Shooting Star Lodge.
(d) Dogwood Lodge.

2. Who is the college clergyman that also teaches Bible at Beardsley School in Part 2, Chapter 8?
(a) Vanessa van Ness.
(b) Clare Quilty.
(c) Shirley Holmes.
(d) Linda Hall

3. In what play does Miss Pratt say that Lolita must be allowed to participate in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Our Town.
(b) The Crucible.
(c) The Hunted Enchanters.
(d) A Midsummer's Night Dream.

4. According to the narrator in Part 2, Chapter 23, “thousand-mile stretch of silk-smooth road separated Kasbeam” from where?
(a) Lepinville.
(b) Elphinstone.
(c) Beardsley.
(d) Champion.

5. Who is the “fadedly feminine” English professor that lives with Miss Lester, according to the narrator in Part 2, Chapter 5?
(a) Miss Cormorant.
(b) Miss Gold.
(c) Miss Fabian.
(d) Miss Molar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What location does the narrator describe in Part 2, Chapter 2, as somber with “its colored hot springs, baby geysers, rainbows of bubbling mud--symbols of my passion”?

2. To whom does Miss Pratt say Lolita is “defiant” in Part 2, Chapter 11?

3. Which of Lolita’s school friends is described in Part 2, Chapter 9 as “a plump lateral child with hairy legs”?

4. When H.H. and Lolita leave for a road trip in Part 2, Chapter 15, H.H. tells the Beardsley School that he is consulting on a film in Hollywood dealing with what?

5. The narrator says in Part 2, Chapter 18, “thought to myself how those fast little articles forget everything, everything, while we, old lovers, treasure every inch of their” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do H.H. and Lolita go after leaving the Enchanted Hunters Inn in Part 2, Chapter 1? Where do they stay?

2. What events does H.H. describe during the period surrounding Lolita’s birthday in Part 2, Chapter 12?

3. How does the narrator characterize Lolita’s demeanor in Part 2, Chapter 1?

4. When does Miss Pratt call H.H. to a meeting in Part 2, Chapter 11? What are his impressions as he enters the meeting?

5. Where does H.H. meet the character named Rita in Part 2? How does he describe their relationship?

6. Who does H.H. believe to be following him and Lolita in Part 2, Chapter 18? For how long has he been tailed?

7. What does Miss Pratt suggest regarding Lolita’s performance in the drama department in Part 2, Chapter 11? How does H.H. respond?

8. How does H.H. go about finding Lolita in Part 2, Chapter 23? How successful is he in tracking her down?

9. What does H.H. learn from the hospital regarding Lolita’s departure and location in Part 2, Chapter 22? How does he respond?

10. How does H.H. describe his and Lolita’s arrival in Beardsley in Part 2, Chapter 4? Why has he come here?

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