View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 24-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the maid at Charlotte Haze’s home in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) Louise.
(b) Vivian.
(c) Clare.
(d) Ann.

2. The narrator claims in Part 1, Chapter 11 that the “median age of pubescence for girls has been found to be thirteen years and nine months in New York and” what city?
(a) “Detroit.”
(b) “San Francisco.”
(c) “Miami.”
(d) “Chicago.”

3. How does H.H. remove a speck from Lolita’s eye in Part 1, Chapter 11?
(a) With a piece of tape.
(b) He pinches it with his fingers.
(c) He blows on it.
(d) He licks it out.

4. What does Lolita carry in her hands when H.H. encounters her on Sunday morning in Part 1, Chapter 13?
(a) An apple.
(b) A banana.
(c) An orange.
(d) A coconut.

5. In Part 1, Chapter 29, H.H. says that “by six she was wide awake” and by what time were they “technically lovers”?
(a) 7:30
(b) 8:00
(c) 7:45
(d) 6:15

Short Answer Questions

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

2. H.H. says it was June of what year when a “stray canary had fluttered into [Annabel’s] house and mine, in two widely separated countries” in Part 1, Chapter 4?

3. What is the name of Charlotte Haze’s neighbor across the street who is described as an invalid?

4. Where does the narrator say he loved “a certain initial girl-child” prior to Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. What girl does Lolita say “instructed her in various manipulations” at camp in Part 1, Chapter 32?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 263 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample