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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the bad treatment to Swann ironic?
(a) He was a good man.
(b) He was higher class.
(c) He was rude to them as well.
(d) He enjoyed his time there.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was most precious to the main character about his mother?

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

3. What was the main character protective of as a young boy?

4. What did the meal with the main character's mother at the beginning of the book make him think of?

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

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