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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 consider after hearing a song played on the piano at the Verdurin's?
(a) If the song is any good.
(b) If he could play the song himself.
(c) If he could write music.
(d) If he knows the composer.

2. How does Aunt Leonie imagine her family dying when she is very bored in "Combray"?
(a) In a fire.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Disease.
(d) A robbery.

3. What does the narrator give Albertine the first time he meets her?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A book.
(c) A flower.
(d) A chocolate.

4. Who does the narrator most fear leaving when he travels to Balbec?
(a) His mother.
(b) Gilberte.
(c) Odette.
(d) His father.

5. What does Elstir do to help the narrator meet Albertine?
(a) She writes Albertine a nice letter.
(b) She tricks Albertine into going to a restaurant.
(c) She takes the narrator to Albertine's father's store.
(d) She throws a tea party.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Place-Names, The Place: Part I," why can't the narrator talk to M. de Stermaria's daughter?

2. When does the narrator say his mother did not kiss him goodnight as a small child?

3. After seeing Uncle Adolphe in "Combray," why is the narrator excited?

4. In "Swann In Love," who does Swann refuse a dinner invitation from?

5. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part I," what does the doctor recommend for the narrator's nerves?

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