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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. What was the narrator doing when he met Charles' daughter?
(a) Reading.
(b) Walking.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Eating.

2. What happened after the main character sent a note about needing his mother?
(a) His mother spent the night in his room.
(b) His nightmares came back.
(c) His father whipped him.
(d) His sister made fun of him.

3. What did the meal with the main character's mother at the beginning of the book make him think of?
(a) His time with Swann.
(b) His school house.
(c) His summer home.
(d) His art collection.

4. How did the main character describe Swann?
(a) Worldly.
(b) Fascinating.
(c) Knowledgeable.
(d) Distinguished.

5. How did the narrator feel about Combray?
(a) He was afraid of it.
(b) He endured it.
(c) He hated it.
(d) He loved it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator learn all he could about Gilberte?

2. How did the narrator feel about Charles' daughter?

3. What did the narrator say Eulalie was good at?

4. Which of these was NOT a walking route in Combray?

5. How did the main character describe the furniture in his childhood bedroom?

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