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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator initially want to avoid Elstir?
(a) He is interested in other girls.
(b) Elstir isn't pretty enough.
(c) He thinks he might fall in love.
(d) Elstir tells him to stay away.

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

4. What does Dr. Cottard prescribe when the narrator's grandmother doesn't recognize the narrator?
(a) Fiber.
(b) Tea.
(c) A mixture of spices.
(d) Leeches.

5. Who does M. Bloch pretend to know in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) Livernois.
(b) Mme. Swann.
(c) Lord Stanley.
(d) Bergotte.

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

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

8. What body part is affected by the narrator's grandmother's illness in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her hands.
(c) Her mouth.
(d) Her legs.

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

10. Who does the narrator's grandmother feel Mme. de Villeparisis is connected to socially?
(a) The Swanns.
(b) The Stermarias.
(c) The Guermantes.
(d) The hotel staff.

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

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 insults Bergotte.
(c) She hands her coat to the hotel manager.
(d) She makes the waiter return her dinner.

13. What does Saint-Loup tell the narrator when he requests a picture of Mme. Guermantes?
(a) He must find a good frame.
(b) She doesn't allow pictures of herself.
(c) He must keep it clean.
(d) He must ask her permission.

14. Who visits the narrator's grandmother alone in her room in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?
(a) Mme. Swann.
(b) Saint-Loup.
(c) M. Swann.
(d) M. de Guermantes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Albertine's note to the narrator say in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?

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

3. What makes the narrator uneasy with his hotel room in Balbec?

4. While visiting Saint-Loup in "Guermantes Way, Part I," what does the narrator talk about with the soldiers?

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

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