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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mme. de Saint-Loup's house?

2. What art does M. Vinteuil dabble in?

3. In "Place-Names," why does Gilberte tell the narrator she won't be around for long?

4. What does the narrator say happened to his belief in the elegance of women?

5. When did the narrator visit Combray?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Overture," how does the narrator describe his sleep?

2. What ends Swann's relationship with Uncle Adolphe?

3. In "Place-Names," what does the narrator do every day after Gilberte leaves?

4. What happens when the narrator's family decides to walk through Swann's Gardens after having not walked that way since M. Swann's marriage?

5. What does Gilberte do in "Place-Names" that makes the narrator think she might like him?

6. What happens when Swann spends time away from Odette in "Swann In Love"?

7. What happens the night Odette tells Swann she isn't feeling well and sends him home early?

8. How does the narrator's grandmother start a fight with her family in "Overture"?

9. What ends Swann's relationship with the Verdurins?

10. In "Combray," why does the narrator read a lot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mme. Swann is a woman with a reputation. Explain how her reputation creates her value in the eyes of the other characters. What does she symbolize for her society and times?

Essay Topic 2

There are several houses in this novel. Select three houses and compare and contrast them. Consider the families that reside there, the events that take place there and the reputation of each house. How are houses valued in this novel and why?

Essay Topic 3

Select three marriages in this novel and compare and contrast them. What is the commentary on marriage that this novel provides?

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