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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) She didn't want her copy.
(b) She had two copies.
(c) He wanted to give a copy to his mother.
(d) He asks her about it.

2. Who visits the narrator's grandmother alone in her room in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?
(a) Saint-Loup.
(b) Mme. Swann.
(c) M. Swann.
(d) M. de Guermantes.

3. What does the narrator buy a picture of for himself at the beginning of the new year in "Mme. Swann at Home"?
(a) Berma.
(b) Paris.
(c) Gilberte.
(d) His mother.

4. In "Overture," how does the narrator's mother comfort him when he is crying?
(a) She calls his father for help.
(b) She gives him a hug.
(c) She reads him books.
(d) She pats his head.

5. Who does the narrator most fear leaving when he travels to Balbec?
(a) His father.
(b) Gilberte.
(c) His mother.
(d) Odette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people in Balbec appear to be mostly concerned about?

2. Who does M. Bloch pretend to know in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

3. What title does M. de Charlus have?

4. What does Saint-Loup do when his military leave ends?

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

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