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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which day of the week is dinner served early at Combray?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

2. Swann tends to court what type of lady?
(a) Ones from higher social statuses.
(b) Ones from lower social statuses.
(c) Ones who participate in the arts.
(d) He doesn't have a specific type.

3. Why does the narrator's mother sleep in his room in "Overture"?
(a) She feels bad for not kissing him goodnight.
(b) The narrator is ill.
(c) His father sees that he is upset.
(d) The narrator requests it.

4. What does Swann consider after hearing a song played on the piano at the Verdurin's?
(a) If he knows the composer.
(b) If the song is any good.
(c) If he could write music.
(d) If he could play the song himself.

5. In "Swann In Lov,e, why does Swann often go days without seeing Odette?
(a) To give her space.
(b) To prove he doesn't need her.
(c) He starts seeing someone new.
(d) He can't find her.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "Combray," where does the narrator often read?

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