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

2. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what opinion does M. de Norpois have about Mme. Swann?
(a) He says she is funny.
(b) He says she is useless.
(c) He says she is charming.
(d) He says she is clever.

3. Why does M. de Norpois want to introduce the narrator to his son?
(a) Because his son is well educated.
(b) Because his son is a writer.
(c) Because his son is a fortune-teller.
(d) Because his son is wealthy.

4. What art does M. Vinteuil dabble in?
(a) Music composition.
(b) Sculpture.
(c) Oil painting.
(d) Writing.

5. How does the narrator's family react to Uncle Adolphe's friends?
(a) They love them.
(b) They are mean to them.
(c) They disapprove.
(d) They never meet them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion does Blotch practice?

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

3. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part II," why does Bloch accuse the narrator of being a snob?

4. What is the reputation of Marquise Robert de Saint-Loup?

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

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