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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. After Gilberte leaves, who does the narrator focus his attention on at the park in "Place-Names"?
(a) A boy his age.
(b) A family of squirrels.
(c) A girl with blonde curls.
(d) An older lady.

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

3. In "Place-Names," where does the narrator find Gilbert they day she is not at the park?
(a) At his house.
(b) At a friend's house.
(c) At her house.
(d) At a department store.

4. Why is Swann often late to the Verdurin's parties in "Swann In Love"?
(a) Because he is seeing another girl.
(b) Because he doesn't care.
(c) Because he doesn't have a watch.
(d) Because he picked up a second job.

5. What does the narrator's grandmother say she believes one should never do on vacation?
(a) Waste time.
(b) Socialize.
(c) Cook.
(d) Lie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Balbec, what do some of the ladies at the hotel doubt about the Marquis and the Princess?

3. What happens when people dine with Mme. de Villeparis in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?

4. Who used to visit a house M. de Charlus discusses at dinner in Balbec with the narrator and his grandmother?

5. Who does the narrator pretend to be interested in when he really likes Albertine?

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