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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Combray.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reminded the narrator of Paris while he was in Combray?
(a) Dinner parties.
(b) Charles's house.
(c) Gloria.
(d) The theater.

2. What did the narrator start doing after he met Charles' daughter?
(a) Avoided all places she might be.
(b) Living a life parallel to hers.
(c) Became good friends with Charles again.
(d) Wrote about his feelings for her.

3. What is the main character in this book called?
(a) The Hero.
(b) The Boy.
(c) The Main Character.
(d) The Narrator.

4. How did the owner of the Combray house keep abreast of the goings on in the town?
(a) Watching out the window.
(b) Getting gossip.
(c) All of these.
(d) Reading the paper.

5. What kept the owner of the house in Combray stranded in the house?
(a) His affair.
(b) His bad knee.
(c) Her imaginary ailments.
(d) Her fear of public opinion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator feel about Charles' daughter?

2. Who was the head maid at the house on Combray?

3. What was Bergotte's occupation?

4. What about the main character was easily bruised as a child?

5. What was the main character obessed with?

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