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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the narrator say his father owned a luxurious hotel in Part 1, Chapter 2?
2. According to the narrator of the novel, Valeria later dies during childbirth in what year?
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. How many years her senior does Charlotte Haze say her late husband was in Part 1, Chapter 16?
5. H.H. refers to himself as “a brand-new American citizen of” what origin in Part 1, Chapter 25?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does H.H. describe his suppression of his lust for young girls in Part 1, Chapter 5?
2. How would you characterize H.H. as narrator of the story, based on his language style in Part 1, Chapters 1-6?
3. What insinuations does Lolita make regarding her relationship with H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 27?
4. How does H.H. describe the dissolution of his first marriage in Part 1, Chapter 8?
5. What preparations does H.H. make toward furthering his agenda with Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 25?
6. What leads to H.H.’s initial thoughts of murdering Charlotte in Part 1, Chapter 20?
7. What information does H.H. learn from Charlotte’s letter in Part 1, Chapter 16? How does he respond to this information?
8. Where does H.H. first catch sight of Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 10? What are his impressions of the girl?
9. What does H.H. discover about his reservation when he arrives at the Enchanted Hunters Inn in Part 1, Chapter 27?
10. How does H.H. describe his relationship with Annabel in Part 1, Chapters 2-4? What impact did this relationship have on the protagonist?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author’s development of sexual tension in Part 1, Chapters 1-12. How is the sexual tension between Lolita and H.H. illustrated? Given that H.H. is a subjective narrator, how reliable do you think his depictions are of Lolita’s actions?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the character of Lolita, or Dolores Haze, in the novel. How old is Lolita when H.H. meets her? What characteristics does she exhibit? What about the character draws H.H. in?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss H.H.’s intentions and thoughts about murdering Charlotte. How does he portend to commit this act? What stops him? What observations does he make regarding pedophiles and murderers? Why?
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