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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Swann told to bring with him on each visit to the family?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Vegetables.

2. What did the main character wonder about when he was sleeping at the beginning of the book?
(a) What his parents do.
(b) Where babies come from.
(c) Where time goes.
(d) Why he feels sad.

3. How did the narrator describe his walks through Combray?
(a) Ritualistic.
(b) Boring.
(c) Relaxing.
(d) Enlightening.

4. What did the narrator's aunt do during her days in Combray?
(a) Visit townspeople.
(b) Write.
(c) Ignore her husband's mistress.
(d) Look out her window.

5. What did the narrator compare works of art to in Combray?
(a) The landscapes.
(b) All of these.
(c) His imagination.
(d) The people in Combray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reminded the narrator of Paris while he was in Combray?

2. What did the narrator contemplate often while in Combray?

3. How did the main character meet Swann?

4. What was the narrator doing when he met Charles' daughter?

5. What season did the main character's family take vacations?

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