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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. Who does the narrator most fear leaving when he travels to Balbec?
(a) His father.
(b) Odette.
(c) His mother.
(d) Gilberte.

2. In "Guermantes Way, Part I," at the Villeparisis' party, what impresses the narrator most about Mme. de Villeparisis?
(a) Her clothing.
(b) Her knowledge.
(c) Her singing voice.
(d) Her wealth.

3. In "Place-Names: The Place: Part II," what does M. de Charlus accuse the narrator of?
(a) Not caring about his grandmother.
(b) Not knowing what love is.
(c) Not liking the right type of literature.
(d) Not having traveled enough.

4. While visiting Saint-Loup in "Guermantes Way, Part I," what does the narrator talk about with the soldiers?
(a) Women.
(b) Higher education.
(c) Military strategy.
(d) Technology.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Albertine give the narrator as a gift when she returns from visiting her aunt?

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

3. Who used to visit a house M. de Charlus discusses at dinner in Balbec with the narrator and his grandmother?

4. What does Professor E say about the narrator's grandmother's condition in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Saint-Loup's mother arrives at Mme. de Villeparisis's party?

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

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

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

5. How does Francoise act during the grandmother's illness?

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

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

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

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

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

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