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

2. Who introduces the narrator to whorehouses?
(a) Gilbert.
(b) Mme. Swann.
(c) Bloch.
(d) His cousin.

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

4. What does the narrator's "magic lantern" do?
(a) Turn off once it is daylight.
(b) Project pictures on the wall.
(c) Pick up radio broadcasts.
(d) Record his favorite songs.

5. What does Gilberte do the first time the narrator sees her?
(a) Signals an insult.
(b) Waves in a friendly way.
(c) Call to her father.
(d) Hides.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Swann goes to meet Odette at Prevost's Restaurant?

2. What makes the narrator remember Combray as an adult?

3. According to Bergotte, what does illness do?

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

5. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator feel the day M. Swann picks up Gilberte from playing?

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