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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Overture," what does the narrator's grandmother buy him for his birthday?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Books.
(c) She gives him money.
(d) Toys.

2. Why does Eulalie visit Aunt Leonie every week?
(a) Leonie gives her money.
(b) She buys Leonie's cookies.
(c) M. Swann encourages her to make friends.
(d) She owes Leonie money.

3. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what opinion does M. de Norpois have about Mme. Swann?
(a) He says she is charming.
(b) He says she is clever.
(c) He says she is funny.
(d) He says she is useless.

4. What makes the narrator remember Combray as an adult?
(a) Making coffee.
(b) His grandmother's funeral.
(c) Meeting M. Swann at the opera.
(d) Drinking tea.

5. Which day of the week is dinner served early at Combray?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

6. What does Swann leave behind the first time he visits Odette's house?
(a) A cigarette case.
(b) His jacket.
(c) A pair of cuff links.
(d) His keys.

7. Who does the narrator's mother refuse to ask about in "Mme. Swann at Home"?
(a) Gilberte.
(b) Mme. Swann.
(c) Aunt Leonie.
(d) M. Swann.

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

9. In "Place-Names," who tells the narrator to avoid excitement?
(a) His doctor.
(b) Odette.
(c) His mother.
(d) Gilberte.

10. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator's mother describe Mme. Blatin?
(a) Awful.
(b) Wonderful.
(c) Terrific.
(d) Horrific.

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

12. What does the narrator give the mistress of a whorehouse as a present in "Mme. Swann at Home"?
(a) His mother's dress.
(b) Gilberte's book.
(c) A ring.
(d) His aunt's couch.

13. In "Swann In Lov,e, why does Swann often go days without seeing Odette?
(a) He starts seeing someone new.
(b) He can't find her.
(c) To prove he doesn't need her.
(d) To give her space.

14. How does Aunt Leonie imagine her family dying when she is very bored in "Combray"?
(a) Disease.
(b) In a fire.
(c) Drowning.
(d) A robbery.

15. In "Swann In Love," what does Swann say he is studying whenever he is with Odette?
(a) Money.
(b) His future.
(c) Art.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what do the narrator's parents finally say about Bergotte?

2. What religion does Blotch practice?

3. What does the narrator say happened to his belief in the elegance of women?

4. When did the narrator visit Combray?

5. What makes the Verdurins finally disapprove of Swann in "Swann In Love"?

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