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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 is this book composed of?
(a) Journal entries.
(b) Memories.
(c) Random thoughts.
(d) Poems.

2. What does the narrator say drew him to Gilberte?
(a) She reminded him of some of his childhood dreams.
(b) She was in the higher class.
(c) She was beautiful.
(d) She was not at all like him.

3. How long did Swann stand in the rain watching Odette one night?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 4 hours.

4. How did Swann resolve his situation with Odette?
(a) He proposed to her.
(b) He rejected her.
(c) He got a new job in Combray.
(d) He paid for her to move away.

5. Why was the narrator forbidden from seeing someone in Combray?
(a) She was not worthy to marry.
(b) He was a heavy drinker.
(c) He had courtesans at his home.
(d) She was known to be engaged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Swann meet Odette?

2. What did Swann try to avoid after being rejected by Odette?

3. Why did Odette keep limited contact with Swann after she rejected him?

4. What did the Verdurins call their group of friends?

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

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