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

2. According to Bergotte, what does illness do?
(a) Ruin a good party.
(b) Give time for intellectual pursuits.
(c) Show who one's real friends are.
(d) Let people sleep.

3. Why does the narrator's mother sleep in his room in "Overture"?
(a) She feels bad for not kissing him goodnight.
(b) The narrator requests it.
(c) The narrator is ill.
(d) His father sees that he is upset.

4. How does Aunt Leonie imagine her family dying when she is very bored in "Combray"?
(a) In a fire.
(b) A robbery.
(c) Disease.
(d) Drowning.

5. How does Mme. Swann tell the narrator secrets in a way that confuses him?
(a) She speaks backwards.
(b) She speaks in English.
(c) She speaks in French.
(d) She leaves out the ending.

Short Answer Questions

1. Swann tends to court what type of lady?

2. How does Francoise feel when he watches the cavalry march past his yard?

3. In "Overture," what does the narrator's father give him after dinner?

4. What does Swann leave behind the first time he visits Odette's house?

5. In "Combray," where does the narrator often read?

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