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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 does the narrator describe the history of Balbec?
(a) Tempestuous.
(b) Grand.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Royal.

2. Who did the narrator's family visit in Combray?
(a) Cousin William.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Uncle Adolphe.
(d) Great Aunt.

3. Who did Swann's feeling for women before he met Odette remind the narrator of?
(a) Himself.
(b) His Uncle.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandmother.

4. Who passed away while the narrator was a young boy?
(a) Great Aunt.
(b) Cousin William.
(c) Uncle Adolphe.
(d) Grandmother.

5. Who does the narrator discuss Balbec with?
(a) Odette.
(b) Swann.
(c) Uncle Adolphe.
(d) Mama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator realize when Gilberte stopped playing with him?

2. How did the main character meet Swann?

3. What grew in Odette after she rejected Swann?

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

5. What did the narrator do in hopes of seeing Gilberte after she stopped playing with him?

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