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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what do the narrator's parents finally say about Bergotte?
(a) That he is a man of hate.
(b) That he is a man of talent.
(c) That he is a man of literature.
(d) That he is a man of fear.

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

5. Who is Francoise?
(a) The narrator's aunt.
(b) The narrator's uncle.
(c) A family friend of the narrator's parents.
(d) A servant.

6. How does Francoise feel when he watches the cavalry march past his yard?
(a) She feels happy.
(b) She feels sad.
(c) She feels angry.
(d) She feels proud.

7. What often happens to the narrator during the night in "Overture"?
(a) He can't fall asleep.
(b) He goes out with friends.
(c) He wakes up.
(d) He stays up late.

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

9. What religion does Blotch practice?
(a) Judiasm.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Buddism.
(d) Luthern.

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

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

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

13. What art does M. Vinteuil dabble in?
(a) Writing.
(b) Oil painting.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Music composition.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator give the mistress of a whorehouse as a present in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

2. What does the narrator dream about when he walks on Guermantes Way?

3. In "Place-Names," what happens the day the narrator fears Gilberte Swann will not come to play?

4. In "Overture," how does the narrator's mother comfort him when he is crying?

5. Why does Eulalie visit Aunt Leonie every week?

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