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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 happens when people dine with Mme. de Villeparis in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?
(a) Their social status raises.
(b) They are given lots of money.
(c) Their social status decreases.
(d) They are escorted home.

2. How does the narrator describe Bloch's manners in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) Good.
(b) Bad.
(c) Changing.
(d) Developing.

3. Why does Eulalie visit Aunt Leonie every week?
(a) M. Swann encourages her to make friends.
(b) She buys Leonie's cookies.
(c) She owes Leonie money.
(d) Leonie gives her money.

4. What does Elstir do in the arts?
(a) Compose.
(b) Paint.
(c) Sculpt.
(d) Write.

5. 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 finds a part-time job.
(c) He sells his father's collectables.
(d) He sells his aunt's things.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator's grandmother embarrass the narrator in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

2. Overall, what conclusion does the narrator draw about Gilberte's feelings for him in "Place-Names"?

3. In "Place-Names," where does the narrator find Gilbert they day she is not at the park?

4. What does Albertine give the narrator as a gift when she returns from visiting her aunt?

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

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