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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 "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls," where does the narrator often run into Bloch's sister?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) The racetrack.
(c) At his hotel.
(d) The center of town.

2. What does Rachel discuss that makes the narrator find her "malicious" in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?
(a) Travel.
(b) Literature.
(c) Theatre.
(d) Music.

3. What body part is affected by the narrator's grandmother's illness in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?
(a) Her mouth.
(b) Her legs.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her eyes.

4. What does the narrator's grandmother say she believes one should never do on vacation?
(a) Socialize.
(b) Lie.
(c) Waste time.
(d) Cook.

5. What makes the narrator uneasy with his hotel room in Balbec?
(a) There is only one window.
(b) It is too large.
(c) The smell.
(d) It is unfamiliar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part I," what does the doctor recommend for the narrator's nerves?

2. What is the narrator's favorite thing about Balbec?

3. Why do the narrator and his family move into Hotel de Guermantes?

4. Where does Mme. de Villeparisis take the narrator in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

5. While in Balbec, what does the narrator offer a local girl who delivers a note for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the first time the narrator meets Albertine?

2. What happens in "Guermantes Way, Part I" when the narrator's grandmother becomes ill?

3. What happens the first time the narrator sees the group of six girls in "Seascap, with Frieze of Girls"?

4. What argument does the narrator get into with Bloch in Balbec?

5. Which of Elstir's paintings catches the attention of the narrator in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?

6. What happens when Bloch accompanies the narrator to see Saint-Loup to his train in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?

7. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part II," what happens when Saint-Loup and the narrator dine with the Bloch family?

8. What does the narrator do the first time he meets Gisele?

9. What does the narrator learn about Bergotte when he visits the grandmother during her illness?

10. What does Francoise do while in Balbec?

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