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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 woman does H.H. become involved in after Lolita’s departure in Part 2, Chapter 26?
2. H.H. says that on his cross-country adventure with Lolita from August 1947 to August 1948, they avoided Florida because who were there in Part 2, Chapter 1?
3. The character Vivian Darkbloom described in Part 2, Chapter 18 is an anagram for whose name?
4. H.H. describes finding over twenty-four dollars hoarded by Lolita in a hole in the wall behind what painting in Part 2, Chapter 7?
5. Where does H.H. describe Professor Albert Riggs living in Part 2, Chapter 24?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does H.H. go about finding Lolita in Part 2, Chapter 23? How successful is he in tracking her down?
2. What does H.H. describe about his and Lolita’s experiences at the cinema in Part 2, Chapter 3?
3. Who does H.H. believe to be following him and Lolita in Part 2, Chapter 18? For how long has he been tailed?
4. How does H.H. effectively manipulate Lolita into secrecy regarding their sexual relationship in Part 2, Chapter 1?
5. What does Miss Pratt advise H.H. regarding his stepdaughter’s sexual education in Part 2, Chapter 11?
6. How does the narrator describe the conflicts and resolutions between himself and Lolita in Part 2, Chapter 2?
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. describe his and Lolita’s arrival in Beardsley in Part 2, Chapter 4? Why has he come here?
9. How does H.H. describe his friendship with Gaston Godin in Part 2? Why is H.H. not as concerned about Gaston as he is the other neighbors?
10. What does Lolita’s school friend write to her in Part 2, Chapter 19? What happens as H.H. reads the letter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss H.H.’s visit to the clothing stores in Parkington and his purchases there. Why does H.H. make these purchases? What reservations does he have interacting with the saleswomen? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the publication history of Lolita, controversies after its publication, the banning of the novel, and the criticism, biography, and works of author Vladimir Nabokov. Where did Nabokov choose to first have Lolita published? Why? How did critics respond to the controversial subject matter of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the transitions in narrative style and form of address throughout the novel. When and where does H.H. break from a strict narrative style to direct address? Where does he speak of himself in third person? What do these instances indicate?
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