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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. Why can't the narrator say good-bye to Saint-Loup when he visits him in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?
(a) The narrator is angry with Saint-Loup.
(b) The narrator oversleeps.
(c) Saint-Loup is off with a woman.
(d) Saint-Loup is called to active duty.

2. In "Place-Names," what happens the day the narrator fears Gilberte Swann will not come to play?
(a) It snows.
(b) It rains.
(c) There is a fight in the park.
(d) There is a train accident.

3. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what opinion does M. de Norpois have about Mme. Swann?
(a) He says she is charming.
(b) He says she is useless.
(c) He says she is clever.
(d) He says she is funny.

4. In "Swann In Lov,e, why does Swann often go days without seeing Odette?
(a) To prove he doesn't need her.
(b) To give her space.
(c) He can't find her.
(d) He starts seeing someone new.

5. How does the narrator's grandmother embarrass the narrator in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) She hands her coat to the hotel manager.
(b) She makes the waiter return her dinner.
(c) She insults Bergotte.
(d) She calls Mme. de Villeparisis by the wrong name.

Short Answer Questions

1. While in Balbec, how does the narrator say he feels when he meets Princesse de Luxembourg?

2. How do the narrator and his grandmother travel to Balbec in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?

3. How does M. de Charlus treat the narrator during dinner with his grandmother in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

4. What does the narrator's grandmother do when the narrator suffers a fever attack in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

5. When does the narrator send his mother a note in "Overture"?

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