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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. Valeria tells H.H. that she has another man in her life who is an ex-colonel from where?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) Russia.

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

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

4. How old was Lolita’s younger brother when he died?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) 6

5. Lolita tells H.H. in Part 1, Chapter 27 that when her mother discovers they slept in one room, “she’ll divorce you and” do what to Lolita?
(a) Strangle her.
(b) Slap her.
(c) Scream at her.
(d) Disown her.

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. 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?

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

4. What kind of art does Valeria produce?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What preparations does H.H. make toward furthering his agenda with Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 25?

3. How does H.H. describe the dissolution of his first marriage in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

5. How does H.H. describe his suppression of his lust for young girls in Part 1, Chapter 5?

6. What solidifies H.H.’s intentions regarding Charlotte and Lolita in Part 1, Chapter 17? What action does he take?

7. What does H.H. discover outside after receiving Leslie Tomson’s phone call in Part 1, Chapter 22?

8. How is H.H.’s second marriage and wedding night described in Part 1, Chapter 18?

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

10. What conversation do H.H. and Lolita have regarding her mother when he arrives at camp in Part 1, Chapter 27?

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