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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alix think of Mme. de Villeparisis's picture of the Duchesse?
(a) She thinks it's too large.
(b) She thinks it's tacky.
(c) She thinks it's too small.
(d) She thinks it's a fake.

2. Where does Gisele go to school?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Balbec.
(d) Florence.

3. How does Francoise feel about leaving Balbec in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?
(a) She wants to travel somewhere else.
(b) She can't wait to go home.
(c) She doesn't care what they do.
(d) She never wants to leave Balbec.

4. What body part is affected by the narrator's grandmother's illness in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?
(a) Her legs.
(b) Her hands.
(c) Her mouth.
(d) Her eyes.

5. Who does the narrator pretend to be interested in when he really likes Albertine?
(a) Andree.
(b) Mme. Bontemps.
(c) Elstir.
(d) Dana.

6. Where do the narrator and his grandmother visit Mme. de Sevigne in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?
(a) In Balbed.
(b) In Paris, before they leave.
(c) On their way home from Balbec.
(d) On their way to Balbec.

7. How does the narrator describe Bloch's manners in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) Changing.
(b) Good.
(c) Developing.
(d) Bad.

8. What makes the narrator uneasy with his hotel room in Balbec?
(a) It is unfamiliar.
(b) It is too large.
(c) There is only one window.
(d) The smell.

9. While in Balbec, how does the narrator say he feels when he meets Princesse de Luxembourg?
(a) Charmed.
(b) Tormented.
(c) Belittled.
(d) Astonished.

10. What family does Saint-Loup tell the narrator about in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) The Guermantes.
(b) The Swanns.
(c) The Villapous.
(d) The Charlus.

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

12. What does Rachel discuss that makes the narrator find her "malicious" in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?
(a) Literature.
(b) Theatre.
(c) Travel.
(d) Music.

13. What does Dr. Cottard prescribe when the narrator's grandmother doesn't recognize the narrator?
(a) Leeches.
(b) Tea.
(c) Fiber.
(d) A mixture of spices.

14. Why does Bloch feel he should visit Saint-Loup in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?
(a) Bloch wants to look good for the narrator.
(b) Bloch owes Saint-Loup money.
(c) Bloch wants to fight Saint-Loup.
(d) Saint-Loup invited him.

15. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part II," how does the narrator feel when he runs into Bloch with Saint-Loup?
(a) Proud.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Ill.
(d) Nervous.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Guermantes Way, Part I," what does Francoise warn the narrator about Mme. de Guermantes?

2. In "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls," why does Albertine take the narrator away from Gisele?

3. Why does the narrator want Saint-Loup to get them a dinner invitation to the Guermantes' in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?

4. Who does Bergotte say the narrator's favorite writer resembles in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

5. What does Albertine's note to the narrator say in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?

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