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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Guermantes Way, Part I continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator long to see Berma do in "Mme. Swann at Home"?
(a) Read.
(b) Recite poetry.
(c) Paint.
(d) Act.

3. What happens right before the Verdurins stop inviting Swann to their parties?
(a) Swann insults a dignitary.
(b) Odette accepts a ride from someone else.
(c) Odette gets in a fight with Swann.
(d) Swann disagrees with their politics.

4. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what do the Swanns brag about in front of the narrator?
(a) Their money.
(b) Their dreams.
(c) Their friends.
(d) They vacations they take.

5. What often happens to the narrator during the night in "Overture"?
(a) He stays up late.
(b) He wakes up.
(c) He goes out with friends.
(d) He can't fall asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator's mother request not visit the grandmother so often while she is ill?

2. Who is Francoise?

3. In "Swann In Love," what does Swann say he is studying whenever he is with Odette?

4. What art does M. Vinteuil dabble in?

5. After Gilberte leaves, who does the narrator focus his attention on at the park in "Place-Names"?

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