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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 "Swann In Love," why can't Swann leave Paris?
(a) He missed the last boat.
(b) Odette is there.
(c) He doesn't have the money.
(d) He has a funeral to attend.

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

3. What does Gilberte do the first time the narrator sees her?
(a) Signals an insult.
(b) Waves in a friendly way.
(c) Hides.
(d) Call to her father.

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

5. What happens when Swann takes Odette on vacation in "Swann In Love"?
(a) He gets lost.
(b) He leaves Odette behind.
(c) He is jealous of all the other men.
(d) He spends too much money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Swann wait for when Odette is in Paris in "Swann In Love"?

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

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

5. In "Swann In Love," what explanation is given for Mme. de Verdurin's health palpitations?

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