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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator's great-aunt Leonie brag about in "Combray"?
(a) That she has saved all her money.
(b) That she never sleeps.
(c) That she attracts many men.
(d) That she hasn't missed a day in church.

2. Why does Dr. Cottard rise in society?
(a) He tricks people.
(b) He marries into the Swann family.
(c) He is a gifted doctor.
(d) He receives a large sum of money.

3. In "Overture," how does the narrator's mother comfort him when he is crying?
(a) She gives him a hug.
(b) She pats his head.
(c) She calls his father for help.
(d) She reads him books.

4. In "Swann In Love," who does Swann refuse a dinner invitation from?
(a) Odette.
(b) Uncle Adolphe.
(c) Princesse de Guermantes.
(d) Vinteuil.

5. What does Swann consider after hearing a song played on the piano at the Verdurin's?
(a) If he could play the song himself.
(b) If the song is any good.
(c) If he knows the composer.
(d) If he could write music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator buy a picture of for himself at the beginning of the new year in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

2. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator feel the day M. Swann picks up Gilberte from playing?

3. What happens when Swann takes Odette on vacation in "Swann In Love"?

4. In "Swann In Love," what explanation is given for Mme. de Verdurin's health palpitations?

5. What makes the narrator remember Combray as an adult?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator feel about Bergotte?

2. In "Place-Names," what does the narrator say has changed about his faith since his childhood?

3. What makes Bergotte see the narrator as an intellectual?

4. In "Overture," how does the narrator describe his sleep?

5. What does the anonymous letter Swann receives at the end of "Swann In Love" say?

6. What does Gilberte do in "Place-Names" that makes the narrator think she might like him?

7. In "Overture," how do the narrator's aunts treat M. Swann?

8. In "Overture," when M. Swann comes for dinner, what ploy for his mother's attention does the narrator devise?

9. What does Gilberte do in "Place-Names" that makes the narrator think she is indifferent towards him?

10. How is M. Swann associated with the narrator's family?

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