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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who introduces the narrator to whorehouses?
(a) Gilbert.
(b) His cousin.
(c) Bloch.
(d) Mme. Swann.

3. How does the narrator afford the gifts he buys for the Swanns in "Mme Swann at Home"?
(a) He finds a part-time job.
(b) He sells his aunt's things.
(c) He sells his old toys.
(d) He sells his father's collectables.

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

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

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

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

8. 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 funny.
(c) He says she is clever.
(d) He says she is useless.

9. Why doesn't the narrator's mother visit Mlle. Vinteuil in "Combray"?
(a) She thinks the girl caused her father's death.
(b) She thinks the girl stole her mother's money.
(c) She thinks the girl hates everyone.
(d) She thinks the girl is wicked.

10. In "Overture," how does the narrator's mother comfort him when he is crying?
(a) She reads him books.
(b) She pats his head.
(c) She gives him a hug.
(d) She calls his father for help.

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

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

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

14. What does Uncle Adolphe suggest Swann do to get Odette to love him more?
(a) Do whatever she says.
(b) Stay away from her.
(c) Become friends with her father.
(d) Buy her presents.

15. 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 fortune-teller.
(c) Because his son is wealthy.
(d) Because his son is a writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits the narrator's family most often when he is a young boy?

2. How does Aunt Leonie imagine her family dying when she is very bored in "Combray"?

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

4. Why does Gilberte send the narrator a copy of a Bergotte book?

5. What makes the narrator remember Combray as an adult?

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