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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. In "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls," what makes the narrator notice Albertine?

2. While in Balbec, what does the narrator offer a local girl who delivers a note for him?

3. While in Balbec, how does the narrator say he feels when he meets Princesse de Luxembourg?

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

5. What does Elstir do in the arts?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator feel before leaving for his trip to Balbec?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is so significant about the implied death of M. Swann? Why has the author chosen to end the novel this way? What does this mean for the narrator and the plot in general?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator longs for a relationship with a woman. Choose three attempts at relationships, or desires for relationships, and analyze their successes and failures. What was the benefit to the narrator? What harmed him in the end? What does the theme of failed romance mean for this novel?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator is almost always preoccupied with social class standing. Explain the cause and effect of this obsession. Why is social class such an important issue? How does the narrator resolve his desire to raise his class?

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