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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. What does Professor E say about making a home visit to the narrator's grandmother in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?
(a) He says the doctor recommended it.
(b) He refuses.
(c) He wants to send a nurse instead.
(d) He thinks it's the best idea.

9. Who used to visit a house M. de Charlus discusses at dinner in Balbec with the narrator and his grandmother?
(a) The Marquis de Laroo.
(b) Marie Antoinette.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) A Russian dignitary.

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

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

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

13. While in Balbec, what does the narrator offer a local girl who delivers a note for him?
(a) Dinner.
(b) A hug.
(c) Five francs.
(d) Ten dollars.

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

15. Who lays the grandmother out in her coffin?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) Saint-Loup.
(c) Francoise.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gisele go to school?

2. Who does the narrator's mother request not visit the grandmother so often while she is ill?

3. What does the narrator give Albertine the first time he meets her?

4. What is the reputation of Marquise Robert de Saint-Loup?

5. Why does Bloch feel he should visit Saint-Loup in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?

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