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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 does Mme. Swann do in "Place-Names" that causes people to talk?
(a) She meets new men.
(b) She travels alone.
(c) She pays her friends money.
(d) She wears short skirts.

2. Who does Bergotte say the narrator's favorite writer resembles in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?
(a) Blotch.
(b) Mme. Swann.
(c) M. Guermantes.
(d) The narrator.

3. After seeing Uncle Adolphe in "Combray," why is the narrator excited?
(a) Because his uncle kissed an actress' hand.
(b) Because his uncle is producing a play.
(c) Because his uncle promised to make him an actor.
(d) Because his uncle gave him money.

4. Whose autographed letters does the narrator's grandmother buy for Saint-Loup as a going away present?
(a) A painter.
(b) A dignitary.
(c) A philosopher.
(d) A pope.

5. What does Professor E say about making a home visit to the narrator's grandmother in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?
(a) He says the doctor recommended it.
(b) He thinks it's the best idea.
(c) He wants to send a nurse instead.
(d) He refuses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which day of the week is dinner served early at Combray?

2. In "Swann In Love," who is Swann's competition for Odette's affection?

3. In "Overture," what does the narrator's father give him after dinner?

4. How long does Bloch go without speaking to the narrator after he is embarrassed in front of M. de Charlus?

5. Swann tends to court what type of lady?

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