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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the main character grow up?
(a) Versailles.
(b) Marseilles.
(c) Cambry.
(d) Paris.

2. What were Swann's visits to the main character's family a source of?
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Information.
(c) All of these.
(d) Sociability.

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

4. Who did the main character send a note to about needing his mother?
(a) His father.
(b) The house guest.
(c) The housekeeper.
(d) His sister.

5. What calmed the main character's nighttime fears as a child?
(a) The sound of wind.
(b) His mother's kisses.
(c) A dim candle.
(d) A special song.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Swann to stop coming by the main character's house?

2. Why was the main character surrounded by certain people as a child?

3. Why did the main character hate to sleep when he was a child?

4. What was the main character dreaming of at the beginning of the book?

5. What about Swann did the main character's family talk about?

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