Remembrance of Things Past Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Remembrance of Things Past Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Combray," what writer does M. Swann know?
(a) Paris.
(b) Cure.
(c) Eulalie.
(d) Bergotte.

2. Why does Dr. Cottard rise in society?
(a) He is a gifted doctor.
(b) He receives a large sum of money.
(c) He marries into the Swann family.
(d) He tricks people.

3. What does the narrator's "magic lantern" do?
(a) Turn off once it is daylight.
(b) Project pictures on the wall.
(c) Record his favorite songs.
(d) Pick up radio broadcasts.

4. In "Swann In Love," what explanation is given for Mme. de Verdurin's health palpitations?
(a) Her fine taste in art.
(b) Her love of good food.
(c) Her stressful career.
(d) Her husband's infidelities.

5. What happens when Swann goes to meet Odette at Prevost's Restaurant?
(a) He flirts with a waitress.
(b) She is not there.
(c) She is with another man.
(d) He gets into a fight.

6. What does the narrator admire most about the church in Combray?
(a) The way it looks.
(b) The choir.
(c) The messages of Sunday mass.
(d) The help they give the poor.

7. In "Mme. Swann at Home," when does Gilberte have tea parties?
(a) Saturday and Sunday.
(b) Sundays only.
(c) Friday and Saturday.
(d) Monday and Friday.

8. In "Swann In Love," why can't Swann leave Paris?
(a) He doesn't have the money.
(b) He has a funeral to attend.
(c) He missed the last boat.
(d) Odette is there.

9. In "Place-Names," why does Gilberte tell the narrator she won't be around for long?
(a) She is starting a new school.
(b) The holidays require travel.
(c) Her family is moving.
(d) She found a new set of friends.

10. Why is Swann often late to the Verdurin's parties in "Swann In Love"?
(a) Because he doesn't care.
(b) Because he picked up a second job.
(c) Because he is seeing another girl.
(d) Because he doesn't have a watch.

11. What made the narrator's family avoid Swann's Way?
(a) Swann's marriage.
(b) The crime along the path.
(c) It was too long of a walk.
(d) The service fee.

12. What does the narrator buy a picture of for himself at the beginning of the new year in "Mme. Swann at Home"?
(a) Berma.
(b) His mother.
(c) Gilberte.
(d) Paris.

13. In "Overture," what makes the narrator think he will be sent back to school?
(a) For sinning.
(b) For failing.
(c) Because he asks to be sent back.
(d) For skipping classes.

14. How does the narrator's family react to Uncle Adolphe's friends?
(a) They love them.
(b) They disapprove.
(c) They never meet them.
(d) They are mean to them.

15. In "Combray," where does the narrator often read?
(a) Behind the couch.
(b) At the dinner table.
(c) In the garden.
(d) In his bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Swann leave behind the first time he visits Odette's house?

2. Where is Combray?

3. When they are in Paris, why does Odette want money from Swann?

4. Why must the narrator cancel his travel plans in "Place-Names"?

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

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