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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Swann In Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the main character feel about his mother when he was a child?
(a) He was confused by her.
(b) He adored her.
(c) He hated her.
(d) He was afraid of her.

2. What caused Swann to stop coming by the main character's house?
(a) His lost fortune.
(b) His choice of wife.
(c) His trickery.
(d) His treatment of the main character.

3. What did the main character eat with his mother at the beginning of the book?
(a) Salad and water.
(b) Tea and cake.
(c) Bread and cheese.
(d) Pasta and wine.

4. What did Swann give Odette, hoping to get her back?
(a) A train ticket.
(b) A poem.
(c) Money.
(d) Jewelery.

5. What kind of surroundings were near the vacation home of the main character?
(a) Desert.
(b) Sea-side.
(c) Large city.
(d) Countryside.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator feel about Combray?

2. What did the main character wonder about when he was sleeping at the beginning of the book?

3. What was the main character protective of as a young boy?

4. Who introduced Swann to the Verdurins?

5. Where was Swann when he stood in the rain watching Odette?

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