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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. Where does Mme. de Villeparisis take the narrator in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) Restaurants.
(b) Bathing houses.
(c) The sea.
(d) Churches.

2. In the hotel in Balbec, how will the narrator get his grandmother's attention?
(a) He will tap on the ceiling twice.
(b) He will stick his head out the window and yell.
(c) He will knock on the wall three times.
(d) He will cough loudly.

3. What does Professor E say about making a home visit to the narrator's grandmother in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?
(a) He thinks it's the best idea.
(b) He says the doctor recommended it.
(c) He wants to send a nurse instead.
(d) He refuses.

4. Who does M. Bloch pretend to know in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) Lord Stanley.
(b) Mme. Swann.
(c) Livernois.
(d) Bergotte.

5. What does Dr. Cottard prescribe when the narrator's grandmother doesn't recognize the narrator?
(a) Tea.
(b) A mixture of spices.
(c) Leeches.
(d) Fiber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elstir tell the narrator about the group of girls he sees in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?

2. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part II," how does the narrator feel when he runs into Bloch with Saint-Loup?

3. Who visits the narrator's grandmother alone in her room in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

4. In "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls," what makes the narrator notice Albertine?

5. How does the narrator's grandmother embarrass the narrator in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

Short Essay Questions

1. While in Balbec, how does Francoise react to Mme. de Villeparisis?

2. How does M. de Charlus feel about the narrator's grandmother in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

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

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

5. What upsets the narrator about his stay in the hotel in Balbec?

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

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

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

9. What happens when the narrator runs into Professor E in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

10. When visiting Elstir's studio in Balbec, why does the narrator want to go to the beach?

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