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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. After seeing Uncle Adolphe in "Combray," why is the narrator excited?
(a) Because his uncle kissed an actress' hand.
(b) Because his uncle gave him money.
(c) Because his uncle is producing a play.
(d) Because his uncle promised to make him an actor.

2. What does the narrator say happened to his belief in the elegance of women?
(a) It is enhanced.
(b) It left with Gilberte and returned the next year.
(c) It is gone.
(d) It changes every day.

3. How does Mme. Swann tell the narrator secrets in a way that confuses him?
(a) She speaks backwards.
(b) She speaks in French.
(c) She leaves out the ending.
(d) She speaks in English.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes the narrator to Champs-Elysees every day in "Place-Names"?

2. What makes the Verdurins finally disapprove of Swann in "Swann In Love"?

3. In "Swann In Love," what explanation is given for Mme. de Verdurin's health palpitations?

4. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator's mother describe Mme. Blatin?

5. Who does the narrator's mother say she does not want to know in the Swann family?

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