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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. While visiting Saint-Loup in "Guermantes Way, Part I," what does the narrator talk about with the soldiers?
(a) Technology.
(b) Higher education.
(c) Military strategy.
(d) Women.

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

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

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

6. Why does the narrator want Saint-Loup to get them a dinner invitation to the Guermantes' in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?
(a) He wants to prove himself.
(b) He wants to see her house.
(c) He's doing his mother a favor.
(d) He wants to eat with Saint-Loup.

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

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

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

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 is Saint-Loup intolerant of?
(a) New literature.
(b) Women.
(c) Strangers.
(d) Varying opinions.

12. How does the narrator feel about his friendship with Saint-Loup?
(a) He doesn't cherish it.
(b) He barely knows Saint-Loup.
(c) He values it more than others.
(d) He decides to put more effort into it.

13. Why do the narrator and his family move into Hotel de Guermantes?
(a) The narrator gets a new job.
(b) His grandmother is sick.
(c) They run low on money.
(d) To be closer to the Guermantes.

14. What do the people in Balbec appear to be mostly concerned about?
(a) Social status.
(b) Age.
(c) Appearance.
(d) Education.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Bloch's manners in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

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

3. What happens when people dine with Mme. de Villeparis in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?

4. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part II," what does M. de Charlus give the narrator before bed?

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

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