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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. In "Overture," what makes the narrator think he will be sent back to school?
(a) For failing.
(b) Because he asks to be sent back.
(c) For sinning.
(d) For skipping classes.

2. In "Overture," what does the narrator's father give him after dinner?
(a) A lecture.
(b) Dessert.
(c) A book.
(d) Money.

3. Why is Swann often late to the Verdurin's parties in "Swann In Love"?
(a) Because he doesn't care.
(b) Because he picked up a second job.
(c) Because he doesn't have a watch.
(d) Because he is seeing another girl.

4. In "Place-Names," why does the narrator sometimes go to Allee des Acacias?
(a) He can't stand his old park anymore.
(b) Gilberte's cousin plays there.
(c) Mme. Swann walks there.
(d) He gets lost often.

5. Overall, what conclusion does the narrator draw about Gilberte's feelings for him in "Place-Names"?
(a) She gets bored of him.
(b) She is afraid of him.
(c) She is indifferent.
(d) She is in love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What made the narrator's family avoid Swann's Way?

3. When did the narrator visit Combray?

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

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

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