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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 is the reputation of Marquise Robert de Saint-Loup?
(a) He is a fool.
(b) He is violent.
(c) He is a womanizer.
(d) He is sloppy.

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

3. In "Place-Names," what happens the day the narrator fears Gilberte Swann will not come to play?
(a) There is a fight in the park.
(b) It rains.
(c) It snows.
(d) There is a train accident.

4. Swann tends to court what type of lady?
(a) He doesn't have a specific type.
(b) Ones who participate in the arts.
(c) Ones from higher social statuses.
(d) Ones from lower social statuses.

5. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator feel the day M. Swann picks up Gilberte from playing?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Excited.
(c) Impressed.
(d) Upset.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes the narrator remember Combray as an adult?

3. In Balbec, what do some of the ladies at the hotel doubt about the Marquis and the Princess?

4. What does Elstir do to help the narrator meet Albertine?

5. In Balbec, why does the manager of the hotel frighten the narrator?

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