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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does the narrator send his mother a note in "Overture"?
(a) When she goes to work.
(b) When he is away at camp.
(c) On her birthday.
(d) During a dinner party.

3. What happens right before the Verdurins stop inviting Swann to their parties?
(a) Swann disagrees with their politics.
(b) Odette gets in a fight with Swann.
(c) Swann insults a dignitary.
(d) Odette accepts a ride from someone else.

4. What does Bergotte say about Berma in "Mme. Swann at Home"?
(a) He won't speak of her.
(b) He makes fun of her.
(c) He feels sorry for her.
(d) He praises her.

5. Overall, what conclusion does the narrator draw about Gilberte's feelings for him in "Place-Names"?
(a) She is afraid of him.
(b) She gets bored of him.
(c) She is in love.
(d) She is indifferent.

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

7. What makes the Verdurins finally disapprove of Swann in "Swann In Love"?
(a) Swann's profession.
(b) Swann's taste in music.
(c) Swann disagreeing with them.
(d) Swann having a physical relationship with Odette.

8. When did the narrator visit Combray?
(a) During his early teens.
(b) As a young boy.
(c) As an adult.
(d) He hasn't visited there yet.

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

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

11. Why does the narrator enjoy the fall in "Place-Names"?
(a) He feels it's his new start.
(b) The leaves crunch.
(c) It reminds him of love.
(d) He can go back to school.

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

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

14. Why does the narrator's mother sleep in his room in "Overture"?
(a) His father sees that he is upset.
(b) She feels bad for not kissing him goodnight.
(c) The narrator requests it.
(d) The narrator is ill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Swann wait for when Odette is in Paris in "Swann In Love"?

2. What made the narrator's family avoid Swann's Way?

3. How does Mme. Swann tell the narrator secrets in a way that confuses him?

4. What religion does Blotch practice?

5. Who introduces the narrator to whorehouses?

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