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

2. What does Professor E say about the narrator's grandmother's condition in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?
(a) That she'll make a full recovery.
(b) That it's not serious.
(c) That there are very few cures.
(d) That it is hopeless.

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

4. In "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls," what game does the narrator fail at while playing with Albertine?
(a) Ferret.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Euchre.
(d) Bocce.

5. In "Place-Names, The Place: Part I," why can't the narrator talk to M. de Stermaria's daughter?
(a) She is engaged to someone else.
(b) They are from different social ranks.
(c) They never get a chance to meet.
(d) She is too young for the narrator.

6. Where does Mme. de Villeparisis take the narrator in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) The sea.
(b) Churches.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Bathing houses.

7. Whose autographed letters does the narrator's grandmother buy for Saint-Loup as a going away present?
(a) A painter.
(b) A philosopher.
(c) A dignitary.
(d) A pope.

8. In "Place-Names: The Place: Part II," what does M. de Charlus accuse the narrator of?
(a) Not liking the right type of literature.
(b) Not caring about his grandmother.
(c) Not knowing what love is.
(d) Not having traveled enough.

9. Why can't Saint-Loup introduce the narrator to Mme. Guermantes in Paris in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?
(a) He says she is no longer nice.
(b) He says she is too busy.
(c) She shuts the door on them.
(d) She is out of town.

10. In Balbec, what do some of the ladies at the hotel doubt about the Marquis and the Princess?
(a) Their marriagability.
(b) Their authenticity.
(c) Their kindness.
(d) Their ages.

11. What does Elstir do in the arts?
(a) Paint.
(b) Compose.
(c) Sculpt.
(d) Write.

12. What does Albertine's note to the narrator say in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?
(a) I know what you are doing.
(b) It's over.
(c) Tell me the truth.
(d) I love you.

13. What is the narrator's favorite thing about Balbec?
(a) The peaceful nights.
(b) The gentle breezes.
(c) The beauty of the women.
(d) The view of the sea.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While in Balbec, what does the narrator offer a local girl who delivers a note for him?

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

3. How much time passes between "Place-names" and "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?

4. What does Elstir do to help the narrator meet Albertine?

5. Who lays the grandmother out in her coffin?

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