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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. Why does Eulalie visit Aunt Leonie every week?
(a) She owes Leonie money.
(b) M. Swann encourages her to make friends.
(c) Leonie gives her money.
(d) She buys Leonie's cookies.

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

3. What makes the Verdurins finally disapprove of Swann in "Swann In Love"?
(a) Swann's profession.
(b) Swann having a physical relationship with Odette.
(c) Swann disagreeing with them.
(d) Swann's taste in music.

4. What does the narrator admire most about the church in Combray?
(a) The way it looks.
(b) The choir.
(c) The help they give the poor.
(d) The messages of Sunday mass.

5. Which day of the week is dinner served early at Combray?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Swann In Love," why can't Swann leave Paris?

2. How does the narrator's family react to Uncle Adolphe's friends?

3. What does Gilberte say to the narrator that upsets him when they play in the park at Champs-Elysees as children?

4. Who is Francoise?

5. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator feel the day M. Swann picks up Gilberte from playing?

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