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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. How does Mme. Swann tell the narrator secrets in a way that confuses him?
(a) She speaks in French.
(b) She speaks in English.
(c) She leaves out the ending.
(d) She speaks backwards.

2. Who helps to improve Mme. Swann's opinion of the narrator in "Mme. Swann at Home"?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) Dr. Cottard.
(c) Uncle Adolphe.
(d) Gilberte.

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

4. What disappoints the narrator when he finally meets Bergotte?
(a) His appearance.
(b) His mood.
(c) His speaking skills.
(d) His sense of humor.

5. What often happens to the narrator during the night in "Overture"?
(a) He can't fall asleep.
(b) He goes out with friends.
(c) He stays up late.
(d) He wakes up.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator's mother say she does not want to know in the Swann family?

3. According to Bergotte, what does illness do?

4. How does the narrator afford the gifts he buys for the Swanns in "Mme Swann at Home"?

5. What does Mme. Swann do in "Place-Names" that causes people to talk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Swann spends time away from Odette in "Swann In Love"?

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

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

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

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

6. What does the narrator learn about the Swanns when he talks about them with his mother in "Place-Names"?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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