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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 the narrator afford the gifts he buys for the Swanns in "Mme Swann at Home"?
(a) He sells his father's collectables.
(b) He sells his aunt's things.
(c) He finds a part-time job.
(d) He sells his old toys.

2. Why does Gilberte send the narrator a copy of a Bergotte book?
(a) He wanted to give a copy to his mother.
(b) She had two copies.
(c) He asks her about it.
(d) She didn't want her copy.

3. What does Mme. Swann do in "Place-Names" that causes people to talk?
(a) She pays her friends money.
(b) She meets new men.
(c) She wears short skirts.
(d) She travels alone.

4. In "Swann In Love," what does Swann say he is studying whenever he is with Odette?
(a) History.
(b) His future.
(c) Art.
(d) Money.

5. What does Bergotte say about Berma in "Mme. Swann at Home"?
(a) He feels sorry for her.
(b) He won't speak of her.
(c) He makes fun of her.
(d) He praises her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Swann often late to the Verdurin's parties in "Swann In Love"?

2. In "Swann In Love," why can't Swann leave Paris?

3. Who thinks that the narrator should be allowed time to play outside as a boy?

4. In "Overture," how does the narrator's mother comfort him when he is crying?

5. What does the narrator's "magic lantern" do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator feel about Bergotte?

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

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

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

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

6. What does the narrator do every day at Champs-Elysees in "Place-Names"?

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

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

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

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

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