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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. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator feel the day M. Swann picks up Gilberte from playing?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Upset.
(c) Impressed.
(d) Excited.

2. Why doesn't the narrator's mother visit Mlle. Vinteuil in "Combray"?
(a) She thinks the girl is wicked.
(b) She thinks the girl hates everyone.
(c) She thinks the girl caused her father's death.
(d) She thinks the girl stole her mother's money.

3. What does Albertine's note to the narrator say in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?
(a) I love you.
(b) I know what you are doing.
(c) It's over.
(d) Tell me the truth.

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

5. In "Overture," what makes the narrator think he will be sent back to school?
(a) For skipping classes.
(b) For sinning.
(c) Because he asks to be sent back.
(d) For failing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what opinion does M. de Norpois have about Mme. Swann?

2. In "Overture," what does the narrator say has "intellectual profit"?

3. What does the narrator give Albertine the first time he meets her?

4. What does Saint-Loup do when his military leave ends?

5. How does Francoise feel about leaving Balbec in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?

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