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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. When they are in Paris, why does Odette want money from Swann?
(a) To repay a loan.
(b) To take a house.
(c) To buy a dress.
(d) To go out for dinner.

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

3. In "Swann In Love," what explanation is given for Mme. de Verdurin's health palpitations?
(a) Her love of good food.
(b) Her fine taste in art.
(c) Her stressful career.
(d) Her husband's infidelities.

4. Where does Gisele go to school?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Florence.
(d) Balbec.

5. In "Overture," what makes the narrator think he will be sent back to school?
(a) For failing.
(b) For sinning.
(c) For skipping classes.
(d) Because he asks to be sent back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body part is affected by the narrator's grandmother's illness in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

2. What conclusion does the narrator's family draw about M. Legrandin in "Combray"?

3. Whose autographed letters does the narrator's grandmother buy for Saint-Loup as a going away present?

4. While visiting Saint-Loup in "Guermantes Way, Part I," what does the narrator talk about with the soldiers?

5. What made the narrator's family avoid Swann's Way?

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