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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. How did the narrator's mother treat Francoise?
(a) Like a sister.
(b) Like a servant.
(c) Like a mistress.
(d) Like a family friend.

2. Why did the main character hate when there were guests at his house?
(a) They mocked his small stature.
(b) They used his bedroom.
(c) They drank his whiskey.
(d) They took up his mother's time.

3. What did the narrator say left his life when Gilberte stopped playing with him?
(a) Elegance.
(b) Obsession.
(c) Love.
(d) Hope.

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

5. Why was the bad treatment to Swann ironic?
(a) He was higher class.
(b) He was a good man.
(c) He was rude to them as well.
(d) He enjoyed his time there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Verdurins like to observe?

2. What was the feeling often weighing on the narrator when he traveled?

3. What did the narrator's aunt do during her days in Combray?

4. What did the main character eat with his mother at the beginning of the book?

5. How did Swann resolve his situation with Odette?

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