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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. Who in the family was the most rude to Swann?
(a) Father.
(b) Mama.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Uncle.

2. How did the main character meet Swann?
(a) He was his father's employee.
(b) He was a family friend.
(c) He was his father's employer.
(d) He was an uncle.

3. What did the Verdurins call their group of friends?
(a) The nucleus.
(b) The group.
(c) The ones.
(d) The angels.

4. What does the narrator say filled his life at the end of the book?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Hopes.
(c) Memories.
(d) Fantasies.

5. What did Swann wish about himself after he was rejected by Odette?
(a) That he had more money.
(b) That he could be with her.
(c) That he could move away.
(d) That he did not love her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the main character think bedrooms were supposed to feel?

2. To what does the narrator compare the places he traveled to?

3. What did the narrator lose track of while reading in Combray?

4. What is this book composed of?

5. What did the main character say brought Swann to his knees?

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