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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The accident that killed Charlotte has only been reported in what newspaper, according to the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 25?
(a) The Ramsdale Journal.
(b) The Lepingville Harold.
(c) The Beardsley Tribune.
(d) The Briceland Gazette.

2. Charlotte Haze is described by the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 10 as having “quite simple but not unattractive features of a type that may be defined as a weak solution of” whom?
(a) Betty Grable.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) Marlene Dietrich.
(d) Katharine Hepburn.

3. The narrator describes a pocket diary with what golden year inscribed in its upper left-hand corner in Part 1, Chapter 11?
(a) 1935
(b) 1941
(c) 1947
(d) 1938

4. Charlotte tells H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 18 that if he “did not believe in Our Christian God, she would” do what?
(a) “Pray for him.”
(b) “Commit suicide.”
(c) “Tell the preacher.”
(d) “Divorce him.”

5. 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) “Miami.”
(c) “Chicago.”
(d) “San Francisco.”

6. What is the name of Mrs. Chatfield’s daughter that is going to a summer camp in Part 1, Chapter 14?
(a) Phyllis.
(b) Fay.
(c) Rita.
(d) Clare.

7. Why is H.H. unable to stay at the McCoos’ home in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) Their house has been flooded.
(b) Mr. McCoo has been arrested.
(c) H.H.'s mother forbids it.
(d) Their house burned down.

8. Charlotte tells H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 21 that they are going where in the fall?
(a) Poland.
(b) Portugal.
(c) England.
(d) Switzerland.

9. The narrator describes Lolita as standing how tall “in one sock” in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 4'6''
(b) 5'1''
(c) 4'10''
(d) 5’3”

10. Where does the narrator say his father owned a luxurious hotel in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) The Riviera.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Beardsley.
(d) Ramsdale.

11. What girl does Lolita say “instructed her in various manipulations” at camp in Part 1, Chapter 32?
(a) Elizabeth Talbot.
(b) Vanessa van Ness.
(c) Clare Quilty.
(d) Shirley Holmes.

12. According to the narrator of the novel, Valeria later dies during childbirth in what year?
(a) 1936
(b) 1945
(c) 1942
(d) 1939

13. What did Annabel die from?
(a) Giardiasis.
(b) Lyme disease.
(c) Amebiasis.
(d) Typhus.

14. 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) Mary Rose Hamilton.
(b) Linda Hall.
(c) Vanessa van Ness.
(d) Rosaline Honeck.

15. What drink does H.H. pour for Charlotte because she “could never resist” it, after her confrontation with him in Part 1, Chapter 22?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Rum.
(d) Vodka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of his new wife Charlotte, the narrator states in Part 1, Chapter 18, “I discovered that although she could not control her heart or her cries, she was a woman of” what?

2. How old does H.H. refer to “his daughter” at the hotel in Part 1, Chapter 27?

3. What does H.H. describe Lolita’s weight as being when he is purchasing new clothes for her in Part 1, Chapter 25?

4. Lolita shows H.H. at picture from a magazine in Part 1, Chapter 13. In the picture, a surrealist painter is relaxing on a beach near a plaster replica of what work of art?

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

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