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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. Where does Mme. de Villeparisis take the narrator in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) The sea.
(b) Churches.
(c) Bathing houses.
(d) Restaurants.

2. In "Place-Names," what does Gilberte buy the narrator so he can remember her?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A marble.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) A comic book.

3. In "Swann In Love," who does Swann refuse a dinner invitation from?
(a) Odette.
(b) Uncle Adolphe.
(c) Vinteuil.
(d) Princesse de Guermantes.

4. What does Albertine say is a "fine pity" in "Guermantes Way, Part II"?
(a) That she only has a day in town.
(b) That she wants to kiss the narrator.
(c) That the narrator wants to kiss her.
(d) That the narrator isn't interested in her.

5. Who introduces the narrator to whorehouses?
(a) His cousin.
(b) Gilbert.
(c) Bloch.
(d) Mme. Swann.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Swann consider after hearing a song played on the piano at the Verdurin's?

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

3. What makes Francoise change her opinion of Saint-Loup?

4. What is Saint-Loup intolerant of?

5. Where does Gisele go to school?

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