Which of the following sentences is the famous first line of Nabokov's "Lolita" ?
Correct answer: A. "Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul."
- A. "Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul."
- B. "Lolita, look at this tangle of thorns."
- C. "Lolita, all at once we were madly, clumsily, shamelessly, agonizingly in love with each other."
- D. "Lolita, a cluster of stars palely glowed above us."
Explanation
The novel opens with Humbert’s famous incantatory address: “Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul.” Its repetition of “Lolita” makes this opening especially memorable.
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