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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) She shuts the door on them.
(c) She is out of town.
(d) He says she is too busy.

4. Why can't the narrator say good-bye to Saint-Loup when he visits him in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?
(a) The narrator is angry with Saint-Loup.
(b) Saint-Loup is off with a woman.
(c) Saint-Loup is called to active duty.
(d) The narrator oversleeps.

5. What does Elstir tell the narrator about the group of girls he sees in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?
(a) They are a band.
(b) They are the nieces of priests.
(c) They are the daughters of merchants.
(d) They are from the university.

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

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

8. What does Elstir do to help the narrator meet Albertine?
(a) She throws a tea party.
(b) She takes the narrator to Albertine's father's store.
(c) She tricks Albertine into going to a restaurant.
(d) She writes Albertine a nice letter.

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

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

11. What does Saint-Loup do when his military leave ends?
(a) Give the narrator a gift.
(b) Go on a vacation.
(c) Sign up for the navy.
(d) Work more.

12. What does Albertine do the first time the narrator tries to kiss her?
(a) She hits him.
(b) She kisses back.
(c) She gets sick.
(d) She calls for help.

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

14. Who does the narrator most fear leaving when he travels to Balbec?
(a) His mother.
(b) Gilberte.
(c) His father.
(d) Odette.

15. In "Guermantes Way, Part I," what does Francoise warn the narrator about Mme. de Guermantes?
(a) Not to be seen with her.
(b) Not to visit her daily.
(c) To buy her expensive presents.
(d) To only speak French with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Balbec, why does the manager of the hotel frighten the narrator?

2. Why does the narrator's grandmother insist they rest during their trip to Balbec?

3. What family does Saint-Loup tell the narrator about in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

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

5. Who visits the narrator's grandmother alone in her room in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

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