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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. Who takes the narrator to Champs-Elysees every day in "Place-Names"?

2. Why doesn't the narrator's mother visit Mlle. Vinteuil in "Combray"?

3. What does the narrator give the mistress of a whorehouse as a present in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

4. What conclusion does the narrator's family draw about M. Legrandin in "Combray"?

5. In "Place-Names," what does Gilberte buy the narrator so he can remember her?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Overture," how do the narrator's aunts treat M. Swann?

2. Why is the narrator not allowed to return to Champs-Elysees?

3. How is M. Swann associated with the narrator's family?

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

5. What happens the first two times Swann visits Odette's house?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. In "Mme. Swann at Home," how does the narrator feel about his relationship with Gilberte?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Many members of the narrator's family are very cold to each other. Describe specific events that support this idea and explain the impact it has on the family. How does the grandmother's death play into this? How would you characterize the relationships within the narrator's family?

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