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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Place-Names: The Name.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened at Combray to make the narrator appreciate art?
(a) Francoise got into a fight with another maid.
(b) A cat took care of another cat.
(c) His mother started collecting art.
(d) A kitchen-maid got pregnant.

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

3. What does Swann wait for when Odette is in Paris in "Swann In Love"?
(a) For her to need money.
(b) For her to go home.
(c) For her to call on him.
(d) For her to write her father.

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

5. What does Swann leave behind the first time he visits Odette's house?
(a) His keys.
(b) His jacket.
(c) A cigarette case.
(d) A pair of cuff links.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Eulalie visit Aunt Leonie every week?

2. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator's mother describe Mme. Blatin?

3. In "Place-Names," why does the narrator sometimes go to Allee des Acacias?

4. In "Place-Names," why does Gilberte tell the narrator she won't be around for long?

5. How does Francoise feel when he watches the cavalry march past his yard?

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