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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. According to Bergotte, what does illness do?
(a) Show who one's real friends are.
(b) Let people sleep.
(c) Ruin a good party.
(d) Give time for intellectual pursuits.

2. Why does the narrator enjoy the fall in "Place-Names"?
(a) He can go back to school.
(b) The leaves crunch.
(c) He feels it's his new start.
(d) It reminds him of love.

3. What does Bergotte say about Berma in "Mme. Swann at Home"?
(a) He makes fun of her.
(b) He won't speak of her.
(c) He feels sorry for her.
(d) He praises her.

4. Overall, what conclusion does the narrator draw about Gilberte's feelings for him in "Place-Names"?
(a) She is in love.
(b) She is afraid of him.
(c) She is indifferent.
(d) She gets bored of him.

5. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator feel the day M. Swann picks up Gilberte from playing?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Upset.
(c) Excited.
(d) Impressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Swann goes to meet Odette at Prevost's Restaurant?

2. How does the narrator's grandmother embarrass the narrator in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

3. In "Place-Names," where does the narrator find Gilbert they day she is not at the park?

4. What makes Francoise change her opinion of Saint-Loup?

5. Why must the narrator cancel his travel plans in "Place-Names"?

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