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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say Lolita’s name was “on the dotted line” in Part 1, Chapter 1?

3. Who comes down to the lake to paint as H.H. and Charlotte are laying in the “private beach” area in Part 1, Chapter 20?

4. What is the full name of H.H. in the novel?

5. Each of the cabins at Lolita’s summer camp is describe as being dedicated to what in Part 1, Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does H.H. describe his relationship with Annabel in Part 1, Chapters 2-4? What impact did this relationship have on the protagonist?

4. What information does H.H. learn from Charlotte’s letter in Part 1, Chapter 16? How does he respond to this information?

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

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

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

8. What are H.H.’s intentions and concerns as he leaves Ramsdale in Part 1, Chapter 24?

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 first months in North America in Part 1, Chapter 9? Where does he live and work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss pedophilia and hebephilia, as well as the different qualities, symptoms, and assessments of each. How does contemporary psychiatry explain these phenomena? How are pedophiles and hebophiles treated for their sexual obsessions with children? Is there such a thing as “recovery” from pedophilia and hebephilia?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the transitions in narrative style and form of address throughout the novel. When and where does H.H. break from a strict narrative style to direct address? Where does he speak of himself in third person? What do these instances indicate?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss H.H.’s intentions and thoughts about murdering Charlotte. How does he portend to commit this act? What stops him? What observations does he make regarding pedophiles and murderers? Why?

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