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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 Eulalie visit Aunt Leonie every week?
(a) Leonie gives her money.
(b) M. Swann encourages her to make friends.
(c) She buys Leonie's cookies.
(d) She owes Leonie money.

2. In "Overture," what does the narrator's father give him after dinner?
(a) A lecture.
(b) Dessert.
(c) Money.
(d) A book.

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

4. What does Gilberte say to the narrator that upsets him when they play in the park at Champs-Elysees as children?
(a) That her nanny forces her to play with him.
(b) That his face is crooked.
(c) That he isn't as strong as she is.
(d) That she likes other boys better.

5. What does Swann leave behind the first time he visits Odette's house?
(a) His keys.
(b) His jacket.
(c) A cigarette case.
(d) A pair of cuff links.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What made the narrator's family avoid Swann's Way?

3. What does the narrator long to see Berma do in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

4. After Gilberte leaves, who does the narrator focus his attention on at the park in "Place-Names"?

5. According to Bergotte, what does illness do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does the narrator feel about Bergotte?

8. How does the narrator's grandmother start a fight with her family in "Overture"?

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

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

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