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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. Why does Gilberte send the narrator a copy of a Bergotte book?
(a) She didn't want her copy.
(b) He wanted to give a copy to his mother.
(c) He asks her about it.
(d) She had two copies.

2. How does the narrator feel about his friendship with Saint-Loup?
(a) He decides to put more effort into it.
(b) He barely knows Saint-Loup.
(c) He values it more than others.
(d) He doesn't cherish it.

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

4. Where does Mme. de Villeparisis take the narrator in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) Restaurants.
(b) The sea.
(c) Bathing houses.
(d) Churches.

5. After Gilberte leaves, who does the narrator focus his attention on at the park in "Place-Names"?
(a) A boy his age.
(b) A girl with blonde curls.
(c) A family of squirrels.
(d) An older lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilberte do the first time the narrator sees her?

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

3. What family does Saint-Loup tell the narrator about in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

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

5. In "Place-Names: The Place: Part II," what does M. de Charlus accuse the narrator of?

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