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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who introduced Swann to the Verdurins?
(a) Mama.
(b) Odette.
(c) Father.
(d) Bergotte.

2. What was the main character protective of as a young boy?
(a) His identity.
(b) His clothing.
(c) His family.
(d) His money.

3. What did Swann realize after watching Odette in the rain one night?
(a) She was not worth his time.
(b) He was at the wrong bar.
(c) He was looking at the wrong window.
(d) It was not Odette he was watching.

4. What happened after the main character sent a note about needing his mother?
(a) His nightmares came back.
(b) His sister made fun of him.
(c) His father whipped him.
(d) His mother spent the night in his room.

5. What was the main character dreaming of at the beginning of the book?
(a) His mother.
(b) Flying.
(c) His home.
(d) Wakening.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the main character surrounded by certain people as a child?

2. What were Swann's visits to the main character's family a source of?

3. What did the main character's mother allow him to do even when it was inappropriate?

4. What were all the streets in Combray named after?

5. What reminded the narrator of Paris while he was in Combray?

(see the answer key)

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