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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 initially want to avoid Elstir?
(a) Elstir tells him to stay away.
(b) He is interested in other girls.
(c) He thinks he might fall in love.
(d) Elstir isn't pretty enough.

2. What does Elstir do to help the narrator meet Albertine?
(a) She throws a tea party.
(b) She takes the narrator to Albertine's father's store.
(c) She tricks Albertine into going to a restaurant.
(d) She writes Albertine a nice letter.

3. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part I," what does the doctor recommend for the narrator's nerves?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer or Brandy.
(d) Water or juice.

4. While in Balbec, what does the narrator offer a local girl who delivers a note for him?
(a) Five francs.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) A hug.

5. How does the narrator's father believe Mme. de Villeparisis will be able to inspire the narrator's writing?
(a) With her husband, the philosopher.
(b) With her literature collection.
(c) With her beauty.
(d) With her school of wit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's grandmother say she believes one should never do on vacation?

2. Whose autographed letters does the narrator's grandmother buy for Saint-Loup as a going away present?

3. Who lays the grandmother out in her coffin?

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

5. What treatment does the grandmother use shortly before her death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator want Saint-Loup to talk to Mme. Guermantes in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What treatments are recommended for the grandmother in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

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

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

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