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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Place-Names: The Name.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would the main character cry when with his extended family?
(a) He was very sensitive.
(b) He was very scared.
(c) He was very grateful.
(d) All of these.

2. What did the narrator lose track of while reading in Combray?
(a) His money.
(b) His parents.
(c) The schedule.
(d) Time.

3. How did Odette get Swann to love her?
(a) She wooed him.
(b) She pretended to like what he liked.
(c) She insulted him.
(d) She wore nice clothing.

4. How did the narrator feel when he was in Paris?
(a) Happy.
(b) Moody.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Depressed.

5. What did the narrator say Eulalie was good at?
(a) Singing.
(b) Keeping secrets.
(c) Gossiping.
(d) Being pretty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in the family was the most rude to Swann?

2. What did the Verdurins like to observe?

3. What does the narrator worry about when considering travel?

4. What makes the narrator feel life and pleasure?

5. What was Odette's occupation?

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