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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mme. Swann at Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Overture," what does the narrator's grandmother buy him for his birthday?
(a) Toys.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Books.
(d) She gives him money.

2. How does Francoise feel when he watches the cavalry march past his yard?
(a) She feels happy.
(b) She feels proud.
(c) She feels angry.
(d) She feels sad.

3. What makes the Verdurins finally disapprove of Swann in "Swann In Love"?
(a) Swann's taste in music.
(b) Swann disagreeing with them.
(c) Swann's profession.
(d) Swann having a physical relationship with Odette.

4. What makes the narrator remember Combray as an adult?
(a) Making coffee.
(b) Drinking tea.
(c) His grandmother's funeral.
(d) Meeting M. Swann at the opera.

5. In "Place-Names," what does Gilberte buy the narrator so he can remember her?
(a) A comic book.
(b) A pair of shoes.
(c) A marble.
(d) A bracelet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what do the Swanns brag about in front of the narrator?

2. In "Overture," what does the narrator's family do every time a guest comes over?

3. Why is Swann often late to the Verdurin's parties in "Swann In Love"?

4. What does Gilberte do the first time the narrator sees her?

5. In "Overture," what does the narrator say has "intellectual profit"?

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