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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. Who takes the narrator to Champs-Elysees every day in "Place-Names"?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Bergette.
(c) Francoise.
(d) His mother.

2. What made the narrator's family avoid Swann's Way?
(a) Swann's marriage.
(b) The service fee.
(c) It was too long of a walk.
(d) The crime along the path.

3. What does the narrator's great-aunt Leonie brag about in "Combray"?
(a) That she attracts many men.
(b) That she hasn't missed a day in church.
(c) That she has saved all her money.
(d) That she never sleeps.

4. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what do the Swanns brag about in front of the narrator?
(a) Their money.
(b) They vacations they take.
(c) Their dreams.
(d) Their friends.

5. What does Swann come to realize about his relationship with Odette at the end of "Swann In Love"?
(a) It was too long.
(b) It was the best relationship he ever had.
(c) It was all a lie.
(d) It was very natural.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Gilberte leaves, who does the narrator focus his attention on at the park in "Place-Names"?

3. In "Place-Names," why does Gilberte tell the narrator she won't be around for long?

4. What title does M. de Charlus have?

5. What does the narrator give the mistress of a whorehouse as a present in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

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