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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. What kind of friends did the Verdurins like to have?

2. What will the narrator have to abandon to travel the way he wants?

3. What did the Verdurins like to observe?

4. What was Odette's occupation?

5. Who did Swann's feeling for women before he met Odette remind the narrator of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator say he wants to travel?

2. What was interesting about Gilberte knowing Swann's name?

3. How did Swann become involved with the nucleus?

4. What do thoughts of Balbec remind the narrator of?

5. What was Swann doing with his life before he met Odette?

6. What excuse did Gilberte give when she stopped playing with the narrator?

7. What kind of relationship did the narrator imagine existed between him and Gilberte?

8. What does the narrator say at the beginning of his story about Odette and Swann?

9. What did Swann do after Odette rejected him?

10. Why does the narrator say he prefers his dreams to reality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might Proust have chosen these settings for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

There are many characters in this book who were manipulated and persuaded to do things they did not want to do. What are some of these instances, and how were those characters affected by the manipulation?

Essay Topic 3

Wealth is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the ways this love for money is manifested?

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