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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gilberte say to the narrator that upsets him when they play in the park at Champs-Elysees as children?
(a) That he isn't as strong as she is.
(b) That his face is crooked.
(c) That she likes other boys better.
(d) That her nanny forces her to play with him.

2. Who visits the narrator's family most often when he is a young boy?
(a) M. Swann.
(b) Golo.
(c) Marcel.
(d) Aunt Leonie.

3. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what do the Swanns brag about in front of the narrator?
(a) Their friends.
(b) Their dreams.
(c) Their money.
(d) They vacations they take.

4. What does Swann come to realize about his relationship with Odette at the end of "Swann In Love"?
(a) It was very natural.
(b) It was too long.
(c) It was all a lie.
(d) It was the best relationship he ever had.

5. What does the narrator dream about when he walks on Guermantes Way?
(a) Becoming a famous writer.
(b) Being accepted by the Guermantes.
(c) Making a good living.
(d) Meeting a pretty girl.

6. According to Bergotte, what does illness do?
(a) Ruin a good party.
(b) Let people sleep.
(c) Give time for intellectual pursuits.
(d) Show who one's real friends are.

7. Who does the narrator's mother say she does not want to know in the Swann family?
(a) M. Swann.
(b) Old man Swann.
(c) Gilberte Swann.
(d) Mme. Swann.

8. What happened at Combray to make the narrator appreciate art?
(a) His mother started collecting art.
(b) Francoise got into a fight with another maid.
(c) A cat took care of another cat.
(d) A kitchen-maid got pregnant.

9. What happens when Swann takes Odette on vacation in "Swann In Love"?
(a) He gets lost.
(b) He leaves Odette behind.
(c) He spends too much money.
(d) He is jealous of all the other men.

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

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

12. Who takes the narrator to Champs-Elysees every day in "Place-Names"?
(a) His mother.
(b) Francoise.
(c) Bergette.
(d) The doctor.

13. Why does M. de Norpois want to introduce the narrator to his son?
(a) Because his son is a writer.
(b) Because his son is wealthy.
(c) Because his son is a fortune-teller.
(d) Because his son is well educated.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Swann In Lov,e, why does Swann often go days without seeing Odette?

2. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator feel the day M. Swann picks up Gilberte from playing?

3. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator's mother describe Mme. Blatin?

4. What does the narrator's great-aunt Leonie brag about in "Combray"?

5. In "Overture," what makes the narrator think he will be sent back to school?

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