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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. Overall, what conclusion does the narrator draw about Gilberte's feelings for him in "Place-Names"?
(a) She gets bored of him.
(b) She is in love.
(c) She is afraid of him.
(d) She is indifferent.

2. What does Swann leave behind the first time he visits Odette's house?
(a) A pair of cuff links.
(b) His jacket.
(c) His keys.
(d) A cigarette case.

3. Why must the narrator cancel his travel plans in "Place-Names"?
(a) Work.
(b) He starts school.
(c) Illness.
(d) Lack of money.

4. In "Swann In Love," who does Swann refuse a dinner invitation from?
(a) Princesse de Guermantes.
(b) Odette.
(c) Uncle Adolphe.
(d) Vinteuil.

5. In "Place-Names," why does the narrator sometimes go to Allee des Acacias?
(a) Gilberte's cousin plays there.
(b) He can't stand his old park anymore.
(c) He gets lost often.
(d) Mme. Swann walks there.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Place-Names," why does Gilberte tell the narrator she won't be around for long?

2. How does Francoise feel when he watches the cavalry march past his yard?

3. In "Overture," what does the narrator's family do every time a guest comes over?

4. In "Combray," what writer does M. Swann know?

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

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