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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. Why does the narrator's mother sleep in his room in "Overture"?
(a) The narrator requests it.
(b) The narrator is ill.
(c) His father sees that he is upset.
(d) She feels bad for not kissing him goodnight.

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

3. Who is Francoise?
(a) A family friend of the narrator's parents.
(b) A servant.
(c) The narrator's uncle.
(d) The narrator's aunt.

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

5. What happened at Combray to make the narrator appreciate art?
(a) His mother started collecting art.
(b) Francoise got into a fight with another maid.
(c) A kitchen-maid got pregnant.
(d) A cat took care of another cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Combray," what writer does M. Swann know?

2. What often happens to the narrator during the night in "Overture"?

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

4. In "Overture," what does the narrator's father give him after dinner?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens the first two times Swann visits Odette's house?

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

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

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

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

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

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