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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Combray.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the main character say was a shadow of his mother?
(a) His sister.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His niece.
(d) His father.

2. Who lived with the family member of the narrator in Combray?
(a) His wife.
(b) Her college friends.
(c) His mistress.
(d) Her servants.

3. What was the main character's uncle's name?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Adolphe.
(d) Ade.

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

5. What did the narrator become interested in while in Combray?
(a) The opera.
(b) The ball fields.
(c) The library.
(d) The theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the main character meet Swann?

2. What did the narrator contemplate often while in Combray?

3. How did the main character describe the furniture in his childhood bedroom?

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

5. What does the author say had a deep impact on reality?

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