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

3. The narrator of the novel says that he was born in what year in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) 1875
(b) 1903
(c) 1892
(d) 1910

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

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

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

7. 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?
(a) 1924
(b) 1912
(c) 1931
(d) 1919

8. The hotel called Enchanted Hunters is located in what town, according to the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 25?
(a) Beardsley.
(b) Briceland.
(c) Kasbeam.
(d) Champion.

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

10. Where does H.H. say Valeria moved with her lover and took part in experiments by an American ethnologist?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Arizona.
(c) California.
(d) Montana.

11. In describing his feelings for Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 14, the narrator says, “The elation with which the vision of new delights filled me was not horrible but” what?
(a) “Amusing.”
(b) “Sickening.”
(c) “Pathetic.”
(d) “Inspiring.”

12. H.H. hears that Mr. and Mrs. McCoo have a daughter how old in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) 7
(b) 12
(c) 16
(d) 10

13. Of Lolita, the narrator says in Part 1, Chapter 29, “Her kiss, to my delirious embarrassment, had some rather comical refinements of flutter and probe which made me conclude she had been coached at an early age by” what?
(a) “A sinful whore.”
(b) “A prostitute.”
(c) “An older friend.”
(d) “A little Lesbian.”

14. In what year did H.H.’s father send him to a lycée in Lyon?
(a) 1923
(b) 1937
(c) 1907
(d) 1914

15. How old was H.H. when his mother died?
(a) 3
(b) 8
(c) 5
(d) 11

Short Answer 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”?

2. How does H.H. remove a speck from Lolita’s eye in Part 1, Chapter 11?

3. What hotel does Charlotte suggests to H.H. that they go to in Part 1, Chapter 21?

4. What does Lolita’s report of behavior in July at the camp say in Part 1, Chapter 27?

5. What had H.H. first planned to take a degree in before he switched to English literature?

(see the answer keys)

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