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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," why does Albertine take the narrator away from Gisele?
(a) She was engaged to someone else.
(b) He looked bored.
(c) She was afriad of him.
(d) He was staring at her.

2. Who does the narrator's mother request not visit the grandmother so often while she is ill?
(a) A cousin.
(b) An aunt.
(c) An uncle.
(d) Her step-sister.

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

4. In "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls," what makes the narrator notice Albertine?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her voice.
(c) Her hair
(d) Her smile.

5. What does Elstir do in the arts?
(a) Sculpt.
(b) Compose.
(c) Write.
(d) Paint.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the grandmother's half-brother do for a living?

3. Who does Bergotte say the narrator's favorite writer resembles in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

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

5. What family does Saint-Loup tell the narrator about in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Francoise do while in Balbec?

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

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

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

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

6. While in Balbec, what upsets the narrator about running into the Marquise de Villeparisis?

7. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part II," how does the narrator interact with the local Balbec girls?

8. What happens when Mme. Swann arrives at Mme. de Villeparisis's party?

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

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

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