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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 "Guermantes Way, Part I continued," what does the grandmother take for pain?

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

3. Why can't the narrator say good-bye to Saint-Loup when he visits him in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?

4. What makes Francoise change her opinion of Saint-Loup?

5. Why does the narrator's grandmother insist they rest during their trip to Balbec?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Francoise do while in Balbec?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does the military play in this novel? How do the characters feel toward the military? How is it significant that Saint-Loup is in the military? What does the military and military action represent in this novel.

Essay Topic 2

After a period of day-dreaming about Mme. Guermantes, the narrator becomes disillusioned with her. Follow the chain of events that takes the narrator from love to indifference. What does this change mean for the narrator? What does is represent in the larger picture of his society?

Essay Topic 3

How are doctors viewed by the characters in this novel? What leads to the success of a doctor? How do the doctors in this novel affect their patients and patient's families? What images are often evoked when doctors are part of the scene? What message is the author delivering about the field of medicine in this novel?

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