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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 does Albertine's note to the narrator say in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?

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

3. In "Guermantes Way, Part I," what does Francoise warn the narrator about Mme. de Guermantes?

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

5. In "Place-Names: The Place: Part II," what does M. de Charlus accuse the narrator of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Francoise do while in Balbec?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. While in Balbec, how does Francoise react to Mme. de Villeparisis?

9. What does the narrator do the first time he meets Gisele?

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 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

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?

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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