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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 grew in Odette after she rejected Swann?

2. How did the narrator learn all he could about Gilberte?

3. What did Odette invite Swann to when they first met?

4. What did the narrator say Swann's love was NOT?

5. To what does the narrator compare the places he traveled to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Swann become involved with the nucleus?

3. What did the narrator do in an effort to see Gilberts again?

4. What did Odette ask for that Swann refused to give to her?

5. What did the narrator say Swann's relationship with Odette reminded him of and why?

6. What does the narrator not like about traveling?

7. How does the novel end?

8. What was the nucleus?

9. What does the narrator compare his style of living to?

10. What caused Swann to fall in love with Odette?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Despair is an emotion that affected a number of the characters in this book. Which characters were most affected by despair, and how did this change the course of the plot branches they were involved in?

Essay Topic 3

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how did they work together to propel the plot of the book?

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