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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Place-Names: The Place, Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Combray," where does the narrator often read?
(a) Behind the couch.
(b) In his bedroom.
(c) At the dinner table.
(d) In the garden.

2. In "Place-Names: The Place: Part II," what does M. de Charlus accuse the narrator of?
(a) Not liking the right type of literature.
(b) Not knowing what love is.
(c) Not caring about his grandmother.
(d) Not having traveled enough.

3. Why does Dr. Cottard rise in society?
(a) He marries into the Swann family.
(b) He is a gifted doctor.
(c) He tricks people.
(d) He receives a large sum of money.

4. Who does M. Bloch pretend to know in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) Bergotte.
(b) Mme. Swann.
(c) Livernois.
(d) Lord Stanley.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When they are in Paris, why does Odette want money from Swann?

2. What does the narrator long to see Berma do in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

3. Why does Eulalie visit Aunt Leonie every week?

4. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part II," how does the narrator feel when he runs into Bloch with Saint-Loup?

5. In "Swann In Love," who is Swann's competition for Odette's affection?

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