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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Place-Names: The Name.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the main character miss while he slept?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) All of these.

2. Where is the narrator when he is writing about Balbec?
(a) A park.
(b) A hotel room.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A train.

3. Who invited the narrator to join the group that Gilberte was in?
(a) Gilberte.
(b) Odette.
(c) Francoise.
(d) Charles.

4. How does the narrator describe his life at the time of the death of a family member?
(a) Unexpected.
(b) Nerve wracking.
(c) Poignant.
(d) Depressing.

5. What did the Verdurins call their group of friends?
(a) The group.
(b) The ones.
(c) The angels.
(d) The nucleus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Swann feel during his time in Paris?

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

3. What did the narrator like NOT doing while in Combray?

4. Why did Odette keep limited contact with Swann after she rejected him?

5. What did the narrator compare works of art to in Combray?

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