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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Overture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the main character miss while he slept?
(a) His father.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) All of these.

2. What did the meal with the main character's mother at the beginning of the book make him think of?
(a) His art collection.
(b) His summer home.
(c) His school house.
(d) His time with Swann.

3. What kind of dreams did the main character have about women when he was a child?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) Sexual dreams.
(c) Memories.
(d) Transcendant dreams.

4. How did the main character describe the furniture in his childhood bedroom?
(a) Large and expensive.
(b) Old and dark.
(c) Oppresive and elaborate.
(d) New and bright.

5. What season did the main character's family take vacations?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the main character say he was surrounded by as a child?

2. What did the main character's mother allow him to do even when it was inappropriate?

3. Who introduced Swann to the main character's family?

4. What were Swann's visits to the main character's family a source of?

5. Who did the main character say was a shadow of his mother?

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