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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 call Swann's version of love?
(a) Vulnerability.
(b) Obsession.
(c) Trust.
(d) Madness.

2. What season did the main character's family take vacations?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

3. How did the owner of the Combray house keep abreast of the goings on in the town?
(a) Reading the paper.
(b) All of these.
(c) Getting gossip.
(d) Watching out the window.

4. How did the narrator travel to get to Combray?
(a) Train.
(b) Boat.
(c) Carriage.
(d) Car.

5. What was a huge joke with the narrator's parents in Combray?
(a) The imaginary ailments.
(b) The flirting with Eulalie.
(c) The church standards.
(d) The routine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator know when Gilberte got closer to him?

2. How did the main character describe Swann?

3. What did the main character have depressing thoughts about at the beginning of the book?

4. What holiday did the narrator talk about at the beginning of 'Combray'?

5. Who did the narrator like interacting with in Combray?

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