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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. In what small town with a population of 1001 do Lolita and H.H. have breakfast in Part 2, Chapter 18?

2. H.H. describes finding over twenty-four dollars hoarded by Lolita in a hole in the wall behind what painting in Part 2, Chapter 7?

3. What is ART described as standing for in Part 2, Chapter 2?

4. Who reports that Lolita’s “tennis form is excellent to superb” in Part 2, Chapter 11?

5. What locale is described in Part 2, Chapter 16 as the “gem of a western State where [Lolita] yearned to climb Red Rock”?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Miss Pratt call H.H. to a meeting in Part 2, Chapter 11? What are his impressions as he enters the meeting?

2. Who does H.H. believe to be following him and Lolita in Part 2, Chapter 18? For how long has he been tailed?

3. How does H.H. go about finding the missing Lolita in Part 2, Chapter 19?

4. What does Miss Pratt advise H.H. regarding his stepdaughter’s sexual education in Part 2, Chapter 11?

5. How does H.H. effectively manipulate Lolita into secrecy regarding their sexual relationship in Part 2, Chapter 1?

6. What does H.H. describe about his and Lolita’s experiences at the cinema in Part 2, Chapter 3?

7. How does H.H. characterize his neighbors in Beardsley in Part 2, Chapter 4? What relationship does he carry on with these characters?

8. What events does H.H. describe during the period surrounding Lolita’s birthday in Part 2, Chapter 12?

9. How does the narrator characterize Lolita’s demeanor in Part 2, Chapter 1?

10. What does Miss Pratt suggest regarding Lolita’s performance in the drama department in Part 2, Chapter 11? How does H.H. respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author’s development of sexual tension in Part 1, Chapters 1-12. How is the sexual tension between Lolita and H.H. illustrated? Given that H.H. is a subjective narrator, how reliable do you think his depictions are of Lolita’s actions?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author’s use of literary allusion in the novel. What does the character of Annabel Leigh allude to? How does H.H.’s use of allusion help to establish his character? What authors are cited the most and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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