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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part I," what does the doctor recommend for the narrator's nerves?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer or Brandy.
(d) Water or juice.

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

6. 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.

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

8. What does the narrator give Albertine the first time he meets her?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A book.
(c) A chocolate.
(d) A flower.

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

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

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

12. How does the narrator's father believe Mme. de Villeparisis will be able to inspire the narrator's writing?
(a) With her literature collection.
(b) With her husband, the philosopher.
(c) With her beauty.
(d) With her school of wit.

13. Who does the narrator's mother request not visit the grandmother so often while she is ill?
(a) Her step-sister.
(b) A cousin.
(c) An aunt.
(d) An uncle.

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) Saint-Loup invited him.
(c) Bloch owes Saint-Loup money.
(d) Bloch wants to fight Saint-Loup.

15. Why does the narrator's grandmother insist they rest during their trip to Balbec?
(a) So Francoise could have a good time too.
(b) For the narrator's health.
(c) Because they were going out too much.
(d) So they don't spend too much money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who used to visit a house M. de Charlus discusses at dinner in Balbec with the narrator and his grandmother?

2. Who does the narrator's grandmother feel Mme. de Villeparisis is connected to socially?

3. What does Elstir tell the narrator about the group of girls he sees in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?

4. How do the narrator and his grandmother travel to Balbec in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?

5. During the party at the Villeparisis' in "Guermantes Way, Part I," who embarrasses the narrator?

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