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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. The narrator asserts in Part 1, Chapter 5 that “Dante fell madly in love with Beatrice when she was” how old?

2. What is the name of the camp that Charlotte Haze is sending Lolita to in Part 1, Chapter 15?

3. What does Lolita’s report of behavior in July at the camp say in Part 1, Chapter 27?

4. What does Lolita carry in her hands when H.H. encounters her on Sunday morning in Part 1, Chapter 13?

5. Where does Mrs. Haze live in Part 1, Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does H.H. visit his “family doctor” in Part 1, Chapter 22? What does he obtain there?

2. What events lead to H.H. and Lolita being alone together in the house in Part 1, Chapter 13? How does he describe their meeting in the house?

3. How does H.H. describe the dissolution of his first marriage in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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 suppression of his lust for young girls in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the psychiatric treatments received by H.H. during his first period in New York. Where is H.H. hospitalized? For how long? What forms of treatment does he receive? How successful is that treatment?

Essay Topic 2

Define “narrative point of view” and analyze the narrative perspective of Lolita. How does the novel’s Foreword establish who the narrator of Part 1 will be? Does H.H. relate his story in the present or past tense? How reliable a narrator is Humbert Humbert?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Valeria in the novel. How does H.H. meet Valeria? What are his principle objectives in marrying her? How does he characterize their marriage?

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