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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 expanded as the narrator walked in Combray?
(a) His love for Mama.
(b) His desire.
(c) His dreams.
(d) His imagination.

2. What kind of surroundings were near the vacation home of the main character?
(a) Desert.
(b) Sea-side.
(c) Large city.
(d) Countryside.

3. What was different on Saturdays in Combray than the other days?
(a) Dinner was an hour earlier.
(b) The markets were open an hour longer.
(c) There was only one church meeting.
(d) Eulalie didn't come by.

4. How does the narrator want to travel?
(a) By rail.
(b) By air.
(c) On foot.
(d) On a boat.

5. What does the narrator think towns should live up to?
(a) Their visitors.
(b) Their history.
(c) Their residents.
(d) Their names.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of friends did the Verdurins like to have?

2. What was Odette's occupation?

3. Who owned the house in Combray?

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

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

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