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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. What interested the narrator most at the Guermantes' dinner in "Guermantes Way, Part II"?
(a) Their politics.
(b) Their genealogies.
(c) The gossip.
(d) Their stories.

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

3. Who does Prince de Foix claim he saw in Saint-Loup's bedroom in "Guermantes Way, Part II"?
(a) Mme. Swann.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Elstir.
(d) Albertine.

4. What body part is affected by the narrator's grandmother's illness in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?
(a) Her legs.
(b) Her mouth.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her eyes.

5. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what do the narrator's parents finally say about Bergotte?
(a) That he is a man of talent.
(b) That he is a man of hate.
(c) That he is a man of literature.
(d) That he is a man of fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Guermantes Way, Part I," at the Villeparisis' party, what impresses the narrator most about Mme. de Villeparisis?

2. What does Albertine do the first time the narrator tries to kiss her?

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

4. How does the narrator afford the gifts he buys for the Swanns in "Mme Swann at Home"?

5. Who visits the narrator's grandmother alone in her room in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

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