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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. How do the narrator and his grandmother travel to Balbec in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?
(a) By private car.
(b) By boat.
(c) By train.
(d) By foot.

2. Who does the narrator's grandmother feel Mme. de Villeparisis is connected to socially?
(a) The hotel staff.
(b) The Stermarias.
(c) The Guermantes.
(d) The Swanns.

3. In "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls," why does Albertine take the narrator away from Gisele?
(a) He looked bored.
(b) She was engaged to someone else.
(c) He was staring at her.
(d) She was afriad of him.

4. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part II," what does M. de Charlus give the narrator before bed?
(a) A book.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A note.
(d) A cup of tea.

5. Who visits the narrator's family most often when he is a young boy?
(a) Marcel.
(b) M. Swann.
(c) Aunt Leonie.
(d) Golo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conclusion does the narrator's family draw about M. Legrandin in "Combray"?

2. Who does the narrator's mother refuse to ask about in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

3. How does the narrator's grandmother embarrass the narrator in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

4. According to Bergotte, what does illness do?

5. What does Swann come to realize about his relationship with Odette at the end of "Swann In Love"?

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