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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 say was a shadow of his mother?
(a) His niece.
(b) His father.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His sister.

2. What did Swann give Odette, hoping to get her back?
(a) Money.
(b) A poem.
(c) A train ticket.
(d) Jewelery.

3. What surprises the narrator when he discusses Balbec?
(a) The memories are so different.
(b) He has never been there.
(c) She had hated her time there.
(d) They had stayed at the same place.

4. What did the narrator say dominated the town of Combray?
(a) A church.
(b) The train station.
(c) The ocean.
(d) A town hall.

5. What does the narrator say filled his life at the end of the book?
(a) Memories.
(b) Fantasies.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Hopes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator worry about when considering travel?

3. What does the narrator think towns should live up to?

4. What is the main character in this book called?

5. How did the main character describe Swann?

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