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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Overture," what does the narrator say has "intellectual profit"?
(a) His grandfather's jokes.
(b) His mother's writing.
(c) His grandmother's gifts.
(d) His father's speeches.

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

3. In "Combray," what writer does M. Swann know?
(a) Eulalie.
(b) Paris.
(c) Cure.
(d) Bergotte.

4. How does Francoise feel when he watches the cavalry march past his yard?
(a) She feels proud.
(b) She feels sad.
(c) She feels happy.
(d) She feels angry.

5. What does Swann come to realize about his relationship with Odette at the end of "Swann In Love"?
(a) It was very natural.
(b) It was too long.
(c) It was the best relationship he ever had.
(d) It was all a lie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Adolphe suggest Swann do to get Odette to love him more?

2. Why doesn't the narrator's mother visit Mlle. Vinteuil in "Combray"?

3. What religion does Blotch practice?

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

5. Swann tends to court what type of lady?

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