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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was different on Saturdays in Combray than the other days?
(a) There was only one church meeting.
(b) Dinner was an hour earlier.
(c) The markets were open an hour longer.
(d) Eulalie didn't come by.

2. How did the owner of the Combray house keep abreast of the goings on in the town?
(a) Reading the paper.
(b) Getting gossip.
(c) All of these.
(d) Watching out the window.

3. What holiday did the narrator talk about at the beginning of 'Combray'?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) Easter.

4. How did the narrator describe his walks through Combray?
(a) Boring.
(b) Enlightening.
(c) Ritualistic.
(d) Relaxing.

5. What did the main character like to listen to as a child?
(a) Music.
(b) Rain on the roof.
(c) Private conversations.
(d) Train whistles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms of the house in Combray were used by the owner?

2. What was the main feature of the aunt's room in the house in Combray?

3. What expanded as the narrator walked in Combray?

4. What kind of surroundings were near the vacation home of the main character?

5. How did the narrator travel to get to Combray?

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