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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 18-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator asserts in Part 1, Chapter 5 that “Dante fell madly in love with Beatrice when she was” how old?
(a) 4
(b) 9
(c) 7
(d) 6

2. Where does H.H. go on a twenty-month expedition as a “recorder of psychic reactions”?
(a) Ecuador.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Canada.
(d) Brazil.

3. Where does H.H. find his pocket diary after Charlotte has taken it from his locked table in Part 1, Chapter 22?
(a) On the couch.
(b) On the windowsill.
(c) Under Charlotte’s pillow.
(d) On the kitchen table.

4. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 22, the narrator states, “Remarkable how difficult it is to conceal things--especially when one's wife keeps” what?
(a) “Monkeying with the furniture.”
(b) “Cleaning every corner of the house.”
(c) “Watch over everything.”
(d) “Denying herself sleep.”

5. To what nearby lake does H.H. drive to daily in Part 1, Chapter 20?
(a) Hourglass Lake.
(b) Round Lake.
(c) Triangle Lake.
(d) Crescent Lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the maid at Charlotte Haze’s home in Part 1, Chapter 10?

2. 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?

3. The narrator describes Lolita as standing how tall “in one sock” in Part 1, Chapter 1?

4. The narrator describes the “Time” in his scenario with Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 13 as being in what month?

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

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