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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Guermantes Way, Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While in Balbec, what does the narrator offer a local girl who delivers a note for him?
(a) Dinner.
(b) A hug.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) Five francs.

2. What does Elstir do in the arts?
(a) Sculpt.
(b) Write.
(c) Paint.
(d) Compose.

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

4. Why does the narrator want Saint-Loup to get them a dinner invitation to the Guermantes' in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?
(a) He wants to eat with Saint-Loup.
(b) He's doing his mother a favor.
(c) He wants to prove himself.
(d) He wants to see her house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Professor E say about the narrator's grandmother's condition in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

2. While visiting Saint-Loup in "Guermantes Way, Part I," what does the narrator talk about with the soldiers?

3. During the party at the Villeparisis' in "Guermantes Way, Part I," who embarrasses the narrator?

4. Why does Eulalie visit Aunt Leonie every week?

5. Where is Combray?

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