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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. How did the main character feel about his mother when he was a child?
(a) He was confused by her.
(b) He adored her.
(c) He hated her.
(d) He was afraid of her.

2. Why does the narrator prefer his dreams to reality?
(a) The dreams were safer.
(b) The dreams were more beautiful.
(c) All of these.
(d) The dreams were private.

3. Who was the narrator's favorite author?
(a) Goethe.
(b) Poe.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Bergotte.

4. Who did the narrator's family visit in Combray?
(a) Uncle Adolphe.
(b) Great Aunt.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Cousin William.

5. How did the narrator meet Eulalie?
(a) She walked the same route in Combray.
(b) She was his uncle's mistress.
(c) She was friends with his aunt.
(d) She was the maid at the Combray house.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was Odette's occupation?

4. Who was with the narrator when he fell in love with Gilberte?

5. What does the narrator say ruined much of his travels?

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