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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 does Gilberte say to the narrator that upsets him when they play in the park at Champs-Elysees as children?
(a) That he isn't as strong as she is.
(b) That she likes other boys better.
(c) That his face is crooked.
(d) That her nanny forces her to play with him.

2. What religion does Blotch practice?
(a) Luthern.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Buddism.
(d) Judiasm.

3. What does the narrator's great-aunt Leonie brag about in "Combray"?
(a) That she hasn't missed a day in church.
(b) That she never sleeps.
(c) That she attracts many men.
(d) That she has saved all her money.

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

5. When does the narrator send his mother a note in "Overture"?
(a) When she goes to work.
(b) When he is away at camp.
(c) On her birthday.
(d) During a dinner party.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Place-Names," who tells the narrator to avoid excitement?

2. When does the narrator say his mother did not kiss him goodnight as a small child?

3. In "Overture," what does the narrator's grandmother buy him for his birthday?

4. In "Place-Names," what happens the day the narrator fears Gilberte Swann will not come to play?

5. Who is Francoise?

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