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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Guermantes Way, Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Albertine give the narrator as a gift when she returns from visiting her aunt?
(a) Cuff links.
(b) A book.
(c) A pencil case.
(d) A card.

2. What happens when Swann takes Odette on vacation in "Swann In Love"?
(a) He gets lost.
(b) He is jealous of all the other men.
(c) He leaves Odette behind.
(d) He spends too much money.

3. When does the narrator say his mother did not kiss him goodnight as a small child?
(a) When she had guests.
(b) When his father was late.
(c) When it was raining.
(d) When he had gotten in trouble.

4. What does Alix think of Mme. de Villeparisis's picture of the Duchesse?
(a) She thinks it's tacky.
(b) She thinks it's too large.
(c) She thinks it's too small.
(d) She thinks it's a fake.

5. What does Gilberte say to the narrator that upsets him when they play in the park at Champs-Elysees as children?
(a) That she likes other boys better.
(b) That he isn't as strong as she is.
(c) That her nanny forces her to play with him.
(d) That his face is crooked.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why must the narrator cancel his travel plans in "Place-Names"?

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

4. What is Saint-Loup intolerant of?

5. What does the narrator give the mistress of a whorehouse as a present in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

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