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

2. What did Odette invite Swann to when they first met?
(a) A dinner party.
(b) The ballet.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) The theater.

3. Why did Odette ask for something after Swann watched her in the rain?
(a) She wanted him back.
(b) She wanted to move away.
(c) She wanted to take a trip alone.
(d) She wanted to say goodbye.

4. What did the narrator become interested in while in Combray?
(a) The opera.
(b) The library.
(c) The theater.
(d) The ball fields.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the main character grow up?

2. How did Swann resolve his situation with Odette?

3. Why did the main character hate when there were guests at his house?

4. What expanded as the narrator walked in Combray?

5. Where did the narrator's governess take him on walks?

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