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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. Where do the narrator and his grandmother visit Mme. de Sevigne in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?
(a) In Paris, before they leave.
(b) In Balbed.
(c) On their way home from Balbec.
(d) On their way to Balbec.

2. What is Saint-Loup intolerant of?
(a) Varying opinions.
(b) New literature.
(c) Strangers.
(d) Women.

3. What does Bergotte say about Berma in "Mme. Swann at Home"?
(a) He praises her.
(b) He won't speak of her.
(c) He makes fun of her.
(d) He feels sorry for her.

4. Who does M. Bloch pretend to know in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) Mme. Swann.
(b) Livernois.
(c) Bergotte.
(d) Lord Stanley.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator initially want to avoid Elstir?

2. In "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls," why does Albertine take the narrator away from Gisele?

3. How much time passes between "Place-names" and "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?

4. Who does the narrator's mother refuse to ask about in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

5. Where does Gisele go to school?

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