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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. What does Lolita carry in her hands when H.H. encounters her on Sunday morning in Part 1, Chapter 13?
2. How old is Charlotte Haze described as being in Part 1, Chapter 10?
3. In what year did H.H.’s father send him to a lycée in Lyon?
4. What name does the narrator give the “main character” in his described scenario with Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 13?
5. Charlotte Haze says of her daughter in Part 1, Chapter 15 that she sees her as “a sturdy, healthy, but decidedly homely kid,” whereas Lolita sees herself as what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What leads to H.H.’s initial thoughts of murdering Charlotte in Part 1, Chapter 20?
2. How does H.H. respond to Charlotte’s suggestion of going to England in Part 1, Chapter 21?
3. How does H.H. describe his dinner with Charlotte Haze in Part 1, Chapter 14?
4. How does H.H. describe his experience with a young French prostitute in Part 1, Chapter 6?
5. Whom does H.H. marry in Part 1, Chapter 8? What eventually leads the protagonist to the United States?
6. What does H.H. discover about his reservation when he arrives at the Enchanted Hunters Inn in Part 1, Chapter 27?
7. What written work does H.H. present in Part 1, Chapter 11? What is revealed through this text?
8. How does H.H. describe his first months in North America in Part 1, Chapter 9? Where does he live and work?
9. How does H.H. describe his relationship with Annabel in Part 1, Chapters 2-4? What impact did this relationship have on the protagonist?
10. How does H.H. describe his parentage, birthplace, and childhood in Part 1, Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the death of Charlotte Haze in the novel. How does Charlotte die? What elements of foreshadowing has the author used to indicate this event? What shifts does the narrative take during the moments before Charlotte’s death? How do these transitions serve to develop tension?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss H.H. as an unreliable narrator in describing his sexual encounter with Lolita in Part 1. What do you think the reality of the situation is for the girl? How would the story differ if it were told from Lolita’s point of view? Why does Nabokov choose to tell the story from H.H.’s perspective?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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