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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms of the house in Combray were used by the owner?

2. Who did the main character miss while he slept?

3. What does the main character do as an adult when he can't sleep?

4. Why was the narrator forbidden from seeing someone in Combray?

5. What did the main character say he was surrounded by as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Grandmother treat Charles Swann?

2. Why did the narrator hate to have house guests when he was a child?

3. How did the narrator differ from other boys his age?

4. Why was the narrator surrounded by adults as a child, and what effect did this have on him?

5. What does this book consist of?

6. What did Great Aunt suffer from?

7. Why did the narrator like Combray more than Paris?

8. What caused Charles Swann to be unwelcome in the narrator's home?

9. What did the narrator want to be when he grew up and why?

10. What did the narrator do after reading one book by Bergotte?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a central theme of this book. What are the main friendships, and how did their inclusion in this book affect the outcome of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Human nature is a strong symbol and theme in this book. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the book?

Essay Topic 3

The separation of classes is quite a significant theme in this book. What are these classes, and how did this separation affect the characters belonging to them?

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