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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 holiday did the narrator talk about at the beginning of 'Combray'?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Easter.

2. What was the feeling often weighing on the narrator when he traveled?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Fear.
(c) Lethargy.
(d) Anger.

3. What did the narrator say he never did lightly?
(a) Confided in others.
(b) Loved.
(c) Expressed himself.
(d) Read.

4. What will the narrator have to abandon to travel the way he wants?
(a) His career.
(b) His family.
(c) His routine.
(d) His life path.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the main character call his mother?

2. What did the main character say brought Swann to his knees?

3. How did the main character think bedrooms were supposed to feel?

4. Where did the main character's family go on vacations?

5. How did Swann feel about Odette when they first met?

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