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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Guermantes Way, Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part I," what does the doctor recommend for the narrator's nerves?
(a) Beer or Brandy.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Wine.
(d) Water or juice.

2. In "Swann In Love," what does Swann say he is studying whenever he is with Odette?
(a) History.
(b) Art.
(c) Money.
(d) His future.

3. During the party at the Villeparisis' in "Guermantes Way, Part I," who embarrasses the narrator?
(a) Bloch.
(b) Alix.
(c) Mme. de Villeparisis.
(d) Saint-Loup.

4. What does Saint-Loup tell the narrator when he requests a picture of Mme. Guermantes?
(a) He must find a good frame.
(b) She doesn't allow pictures of herself.
(c) He must keep it clean.
(d) He must ask her permission.

5. In the hotel in Balbec, how will the narrator get his grandmother's attention?
(a) He will stick his head out the window and yell.
(b) He will knock on the wall three times.
(c) He will tap on the ceiling twice.
(d) He will cough loudly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the narrator and his grandmother travel to Balbec in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?

2. How much time passes between "Place-names" and "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?

3. How does the narrator's father believe Mme. de Villeparisis will be able to inspire the narrator's writing?

4. What does Rachel discuss that makes the narrator find her "malicious" in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?

5. What happens when Swann takes Odette on vacation in "Swann In Love"?

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