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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the main character wonder about when he was sleeping at the beginning of the book?
(a) Where babies come from.
(b) Why he feels sad.
(c) Where time goes.
(d) What his parents do.

2. Why did the main character hate to sleep when he was a child?
(a) He didn't like the dark.
(b) He missed his mother.
(c) He felt like it wasted time.
(d) He had bad dreams.

3. How did the main character meet Swann?
(a) He was his father's employer.
(b) He was his father's employee.
(c) He was a family friend.
(d) He was an uncle.

4. How did the main character think bedrooms were supposed to feel?
(a) Safe and familiar.
(b) Dark and alluring.
(c) Bright and welcoming.
(d) Warm and cozy.

5. Who did the main character say was a shadow of his mother?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His sister.
(c) His niece.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the main character call his mother?

2. Why would the main character cry when with his extended family?

3. Why was the main character surrounded by certain people as a child?

4. Which family member incited the most fear in the main character when he was a boy?

5. What did the main character like to listen to as a child?

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