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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does H.H. describe Lolita’s weight as being when he is purchasing new clothes for her in Part 1, Chapter 25?
(a) 60 pounds.
(b) 78 pounds.
(c) 71 pounds.
(d) 55 pounds.

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

3. What had H.H. first planned to take a degree in before he switched to English literature?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Geology.
(c) Psychiatry.
(d) Biology.

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

5. H.H. refers to himself as “a brand-new American citizen of” what origin in Part 1, Chapter 25?
(a) “Exceptional Mediterranean origin.”
(b) “Obscure European origin.”
(c) “Frigid Canadian origin.”
(d) “Aristocratic origin.”

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What couple in H.H. and Charlotte’s neighborhood has a “hysterical setter” that frequently chases cars?

3. What is the name of Charlotte Haze’s late husband and Lolita’s father in the novel?

4. H.H. learns at the hotel that because of a religious convention and flower show, they were unable to hold his room past what time in Part 1, Chapter 27?

5. Valeria tells H.H. that she has another man in her life who is an ex-colonel from where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does H.H. relate of his first wife’s later whereabouts and death in Part 1, Chapter 8?

2. How does H.H. characterize his domestic life with Charlotte after marriage in Part 1, Chapter 18?

3. Where does H.H. first catch sight of Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 10? What are his impressions of the girl?

4. What insinuations does Lolita make regarding her relationship with H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 27?

5. How does H.H. describe his dinner with Charlotte Haze in Part 1, Chapter 14?

6. Why does H.H. visit his “family doctor” in Part 1, Chapter 22? What does he obtain there?

7. How does H.H. describe his parentage, birthplace, and childhood in Part 1, Chapter 2?

8. How does H.H. succeed in drugging Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 27?

9. How would you characterize H.H.’s motivations toward Lolita based on his observations in Part 1, Chapter 14?

10. How does H.H. describe his young adulthood in Part 1, Chapter 5? How does he define “nymphets” in this chapter?

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