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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator want to be when he grew up?
(a) An actor.
(b) A writer.
(c) A curator.
(d) A painter.

2. 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.

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

4. Which of these was NOT a walking route in Combray?
(a) Swann's Way.
(b) Guermantes Way.
(c) Meseglise Way.
(d) Combray Way.

5. What kind of dreams did the main character have about women when he was a child?
(a) Memories.
(b) Sexual dreams.
(c) Nightmares.
(d) Transcendant dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in the family was the most rude to Swann?

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

3. Where did the main character's family go on vacations?

4. What did the main character say brought Swann to his knees?

5. What was Swann told to bring with him on each visit to the family?

(see the answer key)

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