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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. How does the narrator's family react to Uncle Adolphe's friends?
(a) They never meet them.
(b) They are mean to them.
(c) They love them.
(d) They disapprove.

2. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator's mother describe Mme. Blatin?
(a) Terrific.
(b) Awful.
(c) Horrific.
(d) Wonderful.

3. In "Place-Names," what happens the day the narrator fears Gilberte Swann will not come to play?
(a) It snows.
(b) There is a train accident.
(c) There is a fight in the park.
(d) It rains.

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

5. In "Swann In Love," what explanation is given for Mme. de Verdurin's health palpitations?
(a) Her husband's infidelities.
(b) Her fine taste in art.
(c) Her stressful career.
(d) Her love of good food.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Gilberte leaves, who does the narrator focus his attention on at the park in "Place-Names"?

2. What often happens to the narrator during the night in "Overture"?

3. What does Swann consider after hearing a song played on the piano at the Verdurin's?

4. Why does the narrator's mother sleep in his room in "Overture"?

5. In "Swann In Love," who does Swann refuse a dinner invitation from?

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