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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. How does Francoise feel when he watches the cavalry march past his yard?
(a) She feels sad.
(b) She feels proud.
(c) She feels angry.
(d) She feels happy.

2. How does M. de Charlus treat the narrator during dinner with his grandmother in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) He ignores the narrator.
(b) He teases the narrator.
(c) He bribes the narrator.
(d) He insults the narrator.

3. In "Combray," where does the narrator often read?
(a) Behind the couch.
(b) At the dinner table.
(c) In his bedroom.
(d) In the garden.

4. What does the narrator's "magic lantern" do?
(a) Turn off once it is daylight.
(b) Project pictures on the wall.
(c) Pick up radio broadcasts.
(d) Record his favorite songs.

5. After Gilberte leaves, who does the narrator focus his attention on at the park in "Place-Names"?
(a) A boy his age.
(b) A girl with blonde curls.
(c) A family of squirrels.
(d) An older lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator feel about his friendship with Saint-Loup?

2. What does Alix think of Mme. de Villeparisis's picture of the Duchesse?

3. In Balbec, what do some of the ladies at the hotel doubt about the Marquis and the Princess?

4. In "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls," what game does the narrator fail at while playing with Albertine?

5. Why does the narrator initially want to avoid Elstir?

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