Swann's Way Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Swann's Way Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the narrator feel when he was in Combray?
(a) Happy.
(b) Moody.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Anxious.

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

3. What was different on Saturdays in Combray than the other days?
(a) Dinner was an hour earlier.
(b) There was only one church meeting.
(c) Eulalie didn't come by.
(d) The markets were open an hour longer.

4. How did the main character meet Swann?
(a) He was his father's employer.
(b) He was a family friend.
(c) He was his father's employee.
(d) He was an uncle.

5. What calmed the main character's nighttime fears as a child?
(a) A dim candle.
(b) A special song.
(c) His mother's kisses.
(d) The sound of wind.

6. What is the main character in this book called?
(a) The Hero.
(b) The Main Character.
(c) The Boy.
(d) The Narrator.

7. What did the main character wonder about when he was sleeping at the beginning of the book?
(a) Where babies come from.
(b) Where time goes.
(c) What his parents do.
(d) Why he feels sad.

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

9. What did the narrator say Eulalie was good at?
(a) Singing.
(b) Keeping secrets.
(c) Gossiping.
(d) Being pretty.

10. What did the meal with the main character's mother at the beginning of the book make him think of?
(a) His time with Swann.
(b) His summer home.
(c) His art collection.
(d) His school house.

11. How many rooms of the house in Combray were used by the owner?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

12. What was most precious to the main character about his mother?
(a) Her kind words.
(b) Her scent.
(c) Her face.
(d) Her kisses.

13. What were Swann's visits to the main character's family a source of?
(a) Information.
(b) All of these.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Sociability.

14. What happened after the main character sent a note about needing his mother?
(a) His father whipped him.
(b) His sister made fun of him.
(c) His nightmares came back.
(d) His mother spent the night in his room.

15. What was Swann told to bring with him on each visit to the family?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Champagne.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator's mother treat Francoise?

2. How did the narrator feel when he was in Paris?

3. What reminded the narrator of Paris while he was in Combray?

4. Who was the head maid at the house on Combray?

5. What was the owner of the Combray house obsessed with?

(see the answer keys)

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