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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. What kept the owner of the house in Combray stranded in the house?
(a) Her fear of public opinion.
(b) His affair.
(c) Her imaginary ailments.
(d) His bad knee.

2. Who owned the house in Combray?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Uncle Adolphe.
(c) Cousin William.
(d) The Great Aunt.

3. Why was the narrator forbidden from seeing someone in Combray?
(a) She was known to be engaged.
(b) She was not worthy to marry.
(c) He was a heavy drinker.
(d) He had courtesans at his home.

4. Which family member incited the most fear in the main character when he was a boy?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His uncle.

5. How did the main character describe Swann?
(a) Fascinating.
(b) Knowledgeable.
(c) Worldly.
(d) Distinguished.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the family member in Combray suffer from?

2. What did the narrator do in hopes of seeing Gilberte after she stopped playing with him?

3. What did the narrator start doing after he met Charles' daughter?

4. What did the narrator want to be when he grew up?

5. What did the narrator say he never did lightly?

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