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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Seascape, with Frieze of Girls.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator afford the gifts he buys for the Swanns in "Mme Swann at Home"?
(a) He sells his old toys.
(b) He sells his father's collectables.
(c) He finds a part-time job.
(d) He sells his aunt's things.

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

3. In "Mme. Swann at Home," when does Gilberte have tea parties?
(a) Saturday and Sunday.
(b) Friday and Saturday.
(c) Sundays only.
(d) Monday and Friday.

4. In "Overture," what does the narrator say has "intellectual profit"?
(a) His mother's writing.
(b) His grandmother's gifts.
(c) His grandfather's jokes.
(d) His father's speeches.

5. How much time passes between "Place-names" and "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?
(a) Four years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens right before the Verdurins stop inviting Swann to their parties?

2. What does Swann wait for when Odette is in Paris in "Swann In Love"?

3. Who does Aunt Leonie leave her estate to?

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

5. In the hotel in Balbec, how will the narrator get his grandmother's attention?

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