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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the main character say he was surrounded by as a child?
(a) Adults.
(b) Celebrities.
(c) Children.
(d) Servants.

2. What is this book composed of?
(a) Poems.
(b) Journal entries.
(c) Memories.
(d) Random thoughts.

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

4. What did the main character eat with his mother at the beginning of the book?
(a) Tea and cake.
(b) Pasta and wine.
(c) Salad and water.
(d) Bread and cheese.

5. Where would the main character listen to something he loved as a child?
(a) His home.
(b) His grandmother's house.
(c) The church.
(d) The train depot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Swann's first name?

2. What was the main character obessed with?

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

4. Who did the main character send a note to about needing his mother?

5. What was the main character's uncle's name?

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