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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Place-Names: The Name.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Swann In Love," who is Swann's competition for Odette's affection?
(a) Forte.
(b) Brichot.
(c) Bornville.
(d) Forcheville.

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

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

4. When they are in Paris, why does Odette want money from Swann?
(a) To repay a loan.
(b) To go out for dinner.
(c) To take a house.
(d) To buy a dress.

5. When did the narrator visit Combray?
(a) He hasn't visited there yet.
(b) During his early teens.
(c) As a young boy.
(d) As an adult.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Swann In Lov,e, why does Swann often go days without seeing Odette?

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

3. Why does Eulalie visit Aunt Leonie every week?

4. Why does the narrator's mother sleep in his room in "Overture"?

5. In "Place-Names," what happens the day the narrator fears Gilberte Swann will not come to play?

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