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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. Where does Mme. de Villeparisis take the narrator in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) Bathing houses.
(b) Churches.
(c) The sea.
(d) Restaurants.

2. When does the narrator send his mother a note in "Overture"?
(a) On her birthday.
(b) When he is away at camp.
(c) When she goes to work.
(d) During a dinner party.

3. Why does Dr. Cottard rise in society?
(a) He marries into the Swann family.
(b) He receives a large sum of money.
(c) He is a gifted doctor.
(d) He tricks people.

4. Who does the narrator pretend to be interested in when he really likes Albertine?
(a) Elstir.
(b) Andree.
(c) Mme. Bontemps.
(d) Dana.

5. While in Balbec, what does the narrator offer a local girl who delivers a note for him?
(a) A hug.
(b) Five francs.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) Dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps to improve Mme. Swann's opinion of the narrator in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

2. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what do the Swanns brag about in front of the narrator?

3. How does the narrator afford the gifts he buys for the Swanns in "Mme Swann at Home"?

4. Who takes the narrator to Champs-Elysees every day in "Place-Names"?

5. Who lays the grandmother out in her coffin?

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