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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the main character do as an adult when he can't sleep?
(a) Drinks some whiskey.
(b) Walks the streets.
(c) Thinks of all the places he has been.
(d) Writes in his journal.

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

4. What did the main character call his mother?
(a) Mommy.
(b) Madre.
(c) Mama.
(d) Mother.

5. What was the main character protective of as a young boy?
(a) His money.
(b) His clothing.
(c) His identity.
(d) His family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which family member incited the most fear in the main character when he was a boy?

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

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

4. What did the main character eat with his mother at the beginning of the book?

5. What happened after the main character sent a note about needing his mother?

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