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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 Swann leave behind the first time he visits Odette's house?
(a) A cigarette case.
(b) His jacket.
(c) A pair of cuff links.
(d) His keys.

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

3. In "Swann In Love," why can't Swann leave Paris?
(a) He has a funeral to attend.
(b) Odette is there.
(c) He doesn't have the money.
(d) He missed the last boat.

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

5. How does Mme. Swann tell the narrator secrets in a way that confuses him?
(a) She speaks backwards.
(b) She leaves out the ending.
(c) She speaks in French.
(d) She speaks in English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's great-aunt Leonie brag about in "Combray"?

2. What religion does Blotch practice?

3. Why doesn't the narrator's mother visit Mlle. Vinteuil in "Combray"?

4. Why does the narrator enjoy the fall in "Place-Names"?

5. Why does the narrator's mother sleep in his room in "Overture"?

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