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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. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what opinion does M. de Norpois have about Mme. Swann?
(a) He says she is clever.
(b) He says she is funny.
(c) He says she is useless.
(d) He says she is charming.

2. Why does M. de Norpois want to introduce the narrator to his son?
(a) Because his son is wealthy.
(b) Because his son is a writer.
(c) Because his son is a fortune-teller.
(d) Because his son is well educated.

3. What happens right before the Verdurins stop inviting Swann to their parties?
(a) Swann disagrees with their politics.
(b) Odette gets in a fight with Swann.
(c) Swann insults a dignitary.
(d) Odette accepts a ride from someone else.

4. What made the narrator's family avoid Swann's Way?
(a) The crime along the path.
(b) The service fee.
(c) It was too long of a walk.
(d) Swann's marriage.

5. What does the narrator's "magic lantern" do?
(a) Turn off once it is daylight.
(b) Pick up radio broadcasts.
(c) Record his favorite songs.
(d) Project pictures on the wall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened at Combray to make the narrator appreciate art?

3. How does Francoise feel when he watches the cavalry march past his yard?

4. What is Mme. de Saint-Loup's house?

5. What does the narrator admire most about the church in Combray?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Mme. Swann at Home," how does the narrator feel about his relationship with Gilberte?

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

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

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

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

6. What happens the first time the narrator meets Bergotte?

7. What happens on New Year's Even in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

8. In "Combray," why does the narrator read a lot?

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

10. What does M. Vinteuil do with his compositions in "Combray" that the narrator finds funny?

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