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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Swann In Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. Who is Francoise?
(a) A servant.
(b) The narrator's aunt.
(c) A family friend of the narrator's parents.
(d) The narrator's uncle.

5. What is Mme. de Saint-Loup's house?
(a) The narrator's aunt's business.
(b) A place the narrator visited when he was younger.
(c) The boarding house were the narrator stays.
(d) A restaurant that is open late.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Swann In Lov,e, why does Swann often go days without seeing Odette?

3. In "Swann In Love," why can't Swann leave Paris?

4. After seeing Uncle Adolphe in "Combray," why is the narrator excited?

5. In "Swann In Love," what does Swann say he is studying whenever he is with Odette?

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