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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. When they are in Paris, why does Odette want money from Swann?
(a) To repay a loan.
(b) To buy a dress.
(c) To go out for dinner.
(d) To take a house.

2. Who does Aunt Leonie leave her estate to?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Uncle Adolphe.
(c) The Swann family.
(d) M. de Norpois.

3. Why must the narrator cancel his travel plans in "Place-Names"?
(a) He starts school.
(b) Lack of money.
(c) Illness.
(d) Work.

4. In "Mme. Swann at Home," when does Gilberte have tea parties?
(a) Friday and Saturday.
(b) Saturday and Sunday.
(c) Sundays only.
(d) Monday and Friday.

5. In "Overture," what makes the narrator think he will be sent back to school?
(a) Because he asks to be sent back.
(b) For failing.
(c) For sinning.
(d) For skipping classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bergotte say about Berma in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

2. Which day of the week is dinner served early at Combray?

3. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what do the Swanns brag about in front of the narrator?

4. In "Overture," what does the narrator's grandmother buy him for his birthday?

5. After seeing Uncle Adolphe in "Combray," why is the narrator excited?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Combray," why does the narrator want to meet M. Swann's daughter?

2. What ends Swann's relationship with the Verdurins?

3. As a young boy how did the narrator spend his time before and after dinner?

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

5. What happens when the narrator's family decides to walk through Swann's Gardens after having not walked that way since M. Swann's marriage?

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

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

8. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what happens to the narrator's writing?

9. Why is the narrator not allowed to return to Champs-Elysees?

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

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