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

2. Who takes the narrator to Champs-Elysees every day in "Place-Names"?
(a) Francoise.
(b) The doctor.
(c) Bergette.
(d) His mother.

3. Who is Francoise?
(a) A servant.
(b) The narrator's uncle.
(c) The narrator's aunt.
(d) A family friend of the narrator's parents.

4. What happens when Swann takes Odette on vacation in "Swann In Love"?
(a) He leaves Odette behind.
(b) He is jealous of all the other men.
(c) He gets lost.
(d) He spends too much money.

5. In "Swann In Love," why can't Swann leave Paris?
(a) Odette is there.
(b) He doesn't have the money.
(c) He missed the last boat.
(d) He has a funeral to attend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What often happens to the narrator during the night in "Overture"?

2. In "Swann In Love," who is Swann's competition for Odette's affection?

3. In "Place-Names," who tells the narrator to avoid excitement?

4. In "Overture," what does the narrator's father give him after dinner?

5. What happens when Swann goes to meet Odette at Prevost's Restaurant?

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