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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. Who is described by the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 18 as “a rosy honey in a Girl Scout uniform, beret of green worsted, belt of green webbing, charming shoulder-long curls”?
(a) Rosaline Honeck.
(b) Vanessa van Ness.
(c) Mary Rose Hamilton.
(d) Linda Hall.

2. Where has Charlotte “mapped out” for Lolita to attend college in Part 1, Chapter 20?
(a) Abilene College.
(b) Beardsley College.
(c) Kasbeam College.
(d) Briceland College.

3. On the Sunday when H.H., Charlotte Haze, and Lolita are to go on a picnic, what friend of Lolita’s cancels because she is sick in Part 1, Chapter 13?
(a) Elizabeth Talbot.
(b) Eva Rosin.
(c) Mary Rose Hamilton.
(d) Rosaline Honeck.

4. To what doctor does H.H. go to obtain sleeping medication in Part 1, Chapter 22?
(a) Dr. Byron.
(b) Dr. Quilty.
(c) Dr. Tristramson.
(d) Dr. Blue.

5. What couple in H.H. and Charlotte’s neighborhood has a “hysterical setter” that frequently chases cars?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Schiller.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Fabian.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Darkbloom.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Junk.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator of the novel says that he was born in what year in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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

3. The narrator states in Part 1, Chapter 1, “You can always count on a murderer for” what?

4. In what year did H.H.’s father send him to a lycée in Lyon?

5. Charlotte tells H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 18 that if he “did not believe in Our Christian God, she would” do what?

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