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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Combray.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Eulalie visit Aunt Leonie every week?
(a) M. Swann encourages her to make friends.
(b) She buys Leonie's cookies.
(c) She owes Leonie money.
(d) Leonie gives her money.

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

3. What made the narrator's family avoid Swann's Way?
(a) Swann's marriage.
(b) The crime along the path.
(c) It was too long of a walk.
(d) The service fee.

4. Who thinks that the narrator should be allowed time to play outside as a boy?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His grandmother.

5. When did the narrator visit Combray?
(a) He hasn't visited there yet.
(b) As a young boy.
(c) As an adult.
(d) During his early teens.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator's great-aunt Leonie brag about in "Combray"?

3. What happened at Combray to make the narrator appreciate art?

4. Who visits the narrator's family most often when he is a young boy?

5. In "Combray," what writer does M. Swann know?

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