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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 want Saint-Loup to get them a dinner invitation to the Guermantes' in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?
(a) He wants to prove himself.
(b) He wants to eat with Saint-Loup.
(c) He's doing his mother a favor.
(d) He wants to see her house.

2. In Balbec, what do some of the ladies at the hotel doubt about the Marquis and the Princess?
(a) Their kindness.
(b) Their ages.
(c) Their authenticity.
(d) Their marriagability.

3. How does the narrator feel about his friendship with Saint-Loup?
(a) He decides to put more effort into it.
(b) He values it more than others.
(c) He doesn't cherish it.
(d) He barely knows Saint-Loup.

4. 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.

5. Whose autographed letters does the narrator's grandmother buy for Saint-Loup as a going away present?
(a) A dignitary.
(b) A philosopher.
(c) A pope.
(d) A painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body part is affected by the narrator's grandmother's illness in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

2. In "Place-Names: The Place: Part II," what does M. de Charlus accuse the narrator of?

3. What does Dr. Cottard prescribe when the narrator's grandmother doesn't recognize the narrator?

4. What does Alix think of Mme. de Villeparisis's picture of the Duchesse?

5. Where do the narrator and his grandmother visit Mme. de Sevigne in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Saint-Loup get along with servants?

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

3. What happens the first time the narrator meets Marquise Robert de Saint-Loup?

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

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

6. How does the narrator feel about the people in Balbec?

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

8. What does Francoise do while in Balbec?

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

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

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