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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. In "Overture," what does the narrator say has "intellectual profit"?
(a) His father's speeches.
(b) His grandmother's gifts.
(c) His grandfather's jokes.
(d) His mother's writing.

2. In "Overture," what does the narrator's father give him after dinner?
(a) A lecture.
(b) Money.
(c) A book.
(d) Dessert.

3. In "Overture," what does the narrator's family do every time a guest comes over?
(a) They wear their best clothing.
(b) They peek at them through the window and hide.
(c) They leave the house if they don't like who it is.
(d) They pretend to not know who it is.

4. How does Mme. Guermantes feel about Elstir's paintings?
(a) She has never seen one.
(b) She despises them.
(c) She is indifferent towards them.
(d) She values them above all others.

5. What often happens to the narrator during the night in "Overture"?
(a) He wakes up.
(b) He stays up late.
(c) He can't fall asleep.
(d) He goes out with friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator's mother request not visit the grandmother so often while she is ill?

2. What does Professor E say about making a home visit to the narrator's grandmother in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

3. In "Place-Names," why does Gilberte tell the narrator she won't be around for long?

4. How does the narrator describe Bloch's manners in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

5. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part II," why does Bloch accuse the narrator of being a snob?

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