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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the owner of the Combray house obsessed with?
(a) His trust fund.
(b) The townspeople.
(c) His mistress.
(d) Her imaginary illnesses.

2. Why did the main character hate when there were guests at his house?
(a) They drank his whiskey.
(b) They took up his mother's time.
(c) They mocked his small stature.
(d) They used his bedroom.

3. What was the main character dreaming of at the beginning of the book?
(a) His home.
(b) Flying.
(c) Wakening.
(d) His mother.

4. Where did the main character's family go on vacations?
(a) Paris.
(b) Marseilles.
(c) Versailles.
(d) Combray.

5. What about the main character was easily bruised as a child?
(a) His ego.
(b) His knees.
(c) His arms.
(d) His spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduced Swann to the main character's family?

2. What did the narrator lose track of while reading in Combray?

3. Who did the narrator walk with in Combray?

4. What was different on Saturdays in Combray than the other days?

5. What happened after the main character sent a note about needing his mother?

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