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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. What does the narrator admire most about the church in Combray?
(a) The help they give the poor.
(b) The choir.
(c) The messages of Sunday mass.
(d) The way it looks.

2. What does the narrator dream about when he walks on Guermantes Way?
(a) Becoming a famous writer.
(b) Being accepted by the Guermantes.
(c) Meeting a pretty girl.
(d) Making a good living.

3. In "Swann In Love," what explanation is given for Mme. de Verdurin's health palpitations?
(a) Her husband's infidelities.
(b) Her love of good food.
(c) Her fine taste in art.
(d) Her stressful career.

4. How does M. de Charlus treat the narrator during dinner with his grandmother in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) He insults the narrator.
(b) He teases the narrator.
(c) He ignores the narrator.
(d) He bribes the narrator.

5. What does Saint-Loup do when his military leave ends?
(a) Work more.
(b) Give the narrator a gift.
(c) Go on a vacation.
(d) Sign up for the navy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's favorite thing about Balbec?

2. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator's mother describe Mme. Blatin?

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

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

5. Why does M. de Norpois want to introduce the narrator to his son?

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