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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would the main character cry when with his extended family?
(a) He was very grateful.
(b) He was very scared.
(c) All of these.
(d) He was very sensitive.

2. What season did the main character's family take vacations?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

3. What does the author say had a deep impact on reality?
(a) All of these.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Surroundings.
(d) Past experiences.

4. What did the narrator compare works of art to in Combray?
(a) All of these.
(b) The people in Combray.
(c) The landscapes.
(d) His imagination.

5. Who did the narrator like interacting with in Combray?
(a) His uncle.
(b) Charles.
(c) Common people.
(d) Fellow scholars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dreams did the main character have about women when he was a child?

2. What did the main character eat with his mother at the beginning of the book?

3. Who did the narrator's family visit in Combray?

4. What was the narrator doing when he met Charles' daughter?

5. Where would the main character listen to something he loved as a child?

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