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Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
Study Guide
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Foreword
Part One, Chapters 1–5
Part One, Chapters 6–9
Part One, Chapters 10–15
Part One, Chapters 16–22
Part One, Chapters 23–27
Part One, Chapters 28–33
Part Two, Chapters 1-–3
Part Two, Chapters 4–11
Part Two, Chapters 12–17
Part Two, Chapters 18–22
Part Two, Chapters 23–29
Part Two, Chapters 30–36
Characters
Character List
Humbert Humbert
Lolita
Clare Quilty
Charlotte Haze
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Foreword
Part One, Chapters 1-5
Part One, Chapters 6-9
Part One, Chapters 10-15
Part One, Chapters 16-22
Part One, Chapters 23-27
Part One, Chapters 28-33
Part Two, Chapters 1--3
Part Two, Chapters 4-11
Part Two, Chapters 12-17
Part Two, Chapters 18-22
Part Two, Chapters 23-29
Part Two, Chapters 30-36
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Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
Further Study
Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
Lolita's enchanting descriptions of incredibly sordid events and behaviors are the embodiment of which of the novel's themes?
The power of language
American vs. European culture
Alienation in exile
Inadequacy of psychiatry
2
of 5
Lolita's ultimate decision to leave Humbert for Quilty suggests which theme?
The power of language
American vs. European culture
Alienation in exile
Inadequacy of psychiatry
3
of 5
Lolita can be viewed as a direct attack on which academic field?
Gender studies
Animal husbandry
Psychiatry
Neurobiology
4
of 5
Which motif appears throughout the novel in connection with the "nymphets" Humbert lusts after?
Open windows
Doppelgängers
Games
Butterflies
5
of 5
What setting within Lolita paradoxically becomes symbolic of Humbert's psychological freedom?
Prison
Hotel rooms
Classrooms
The theater
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