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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. Where does the narrator want to travel?
(a) The world.
(b) All of Europe.
(c) Africa.
(d) America.

2. Why did Odette ask for something after Swann watched her in the rain?
(a) She wanted to take a trip alone.
(b) She wanted to say goodbye.
(c) She wanted to move away.
(d) She wanted him back.

3. What did the narrator contemplate often while in Combray?
(a) All of these.
(b) Music.
(c) Art.
(d) Literature.

4. What did the main character eat with his mother at the beginning of the book?
(a) Salad and water.
(b) Bread and cheese.
(c) Pasta and wine.
(d) Tea and cake.

5. Who did Swann's feeling for Odette remind the narrator of?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His Uncle.
(c) Himself.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator feel when Gilberte showed signs of getting closer to him?

2. Who was the narrator forbidden to see in Combray?

3. Who discussed the narrator's favorite author with him?

4. What does the narrator like to gaze at while traveling?

5. Where was the narrator living when a family member passed away?

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