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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Saint-Loup tell the narrator when he requests a picture of Mme. Guermantes?
(a) He must ask her permission.
(b) He must find a good frame.
(c) She doesn't allow pictures of herself.
(d) He must keep it clean.

2. During the party at the Villeparisis' in "Guermantes Way, Part I," who embarrasses the narrator?
(a) Bloch.
(b) Saint-Loup.
(c) Mme. de Villeparisis.
(d) Alix.

3. In "Guermantes Way, Part I continued," who does not visit the grandmother?
(a) Her sisters.
(b) Her nieces.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her brothers.

4. In the hotel in Balbec, how will the narrator get his grandmother's attention?
(a) He will cough loudly.
(b) He will tap on the ceiling twice.
(c) He will knock on the wall three times.
(d) He will stick his head out the window and yell.

5. In "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls," why does Albertine take the narrator away from Gisele?
(a) He was staring at her.
(b) He looked bored.
(c) She was engaged to someone else.
(d) She was afriad of him.

6. Why does the narrator initially want to avoid Elstir?
(a) Elstir tells him to stay away.
(b) He is interested in other girls.
(c) He thinks he might fall in love.
(d) Elstir isn't pretty enough.

7. In Balbec, why does the manager of the hotel frighten the narrator?
(a) He is too silent.
(b) He is snobby.
(c) He is charming.
(d) He is muscular.

8. What does the narrator's grandmother do when the narrator suffers a fever attack in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) She gives him a cold bath.
(b) She gives him warm soup.
(c) She follows the doctor's advice.
(d) She ignores the doctor's advice.

9. How much time passes between "Place-names" and "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years.

10. What treatment does the grandmother use shortly before her death?
(a) Radiation.
(b) Filtered water.
(c) Bleeding.
(d) Oxygen.

11. What does the narrator's grandmother say she believes one should never do on vacation?
(a) Lie.
(b) Cook.
(c) Socialize.
(d) Waste time.

12. How does the narrator's grandmother embarrass the narrator in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) She insults Bergotte.
(b) She calls Mme. de Villeparisis by the wrong name.
(c) She makes the waiter return her dinner.
(d) She hands her coat to the hotel manager.

13. What does the grandmother's half-brother do for a living?
(a) He is an artist.
(b) He is a teacher.
(c) He is a philosopher.
(d) He is a clergyman.

14. What happens when people dine with Mme. de Villeparis in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?
(a) Their social status raises.
(b) They are escorted home.
(c) Their social status decreases.
(d) They are given lots of money.

15. What is the reputation of Marquise Robert de Saint-Loup?
(a) He is violent.
(b) He is a fool.
(c) He is sloppy.
(d) He is a womanizer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does M. de Charlus have?

2. What does Dr. Cottard prescribe when the narrator's grandmother doesn't recognize the narrator?

3. In "Guermantes Way, Part I," at the Villeparisis' party, what impresses the narrator most about Mme. de Villeparisis?

4. Who does the narrator most fear leaving when he travels to Balbec?

5. How does the narrator's father believe Mme. de Villeparisis will be able to inspire the narrator's writing?

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