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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 describe his walks through Combray?
(a) Enlightening.
(b) Boring.
(c) Ritualistic.
(d) Relaxing.

2. What kind of dreams did the main character have about women when he was a child?
(a) Memories.
(b) Transcendant dreams.
(c) Nightmares.
(d) Sexual dreams.

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

4. Who lived with the family member of the narrator in Combray?
(a) Her college friends.
(b) Her servants.
(c) His mistress.
(d) His wife.

5. Where did the main character grow up?
(a) Versailles.
(b) Cambry.
(c) Marseilles.
(d) Paris.

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

7. What did the main character have depressing thoughts about at the beginning of the book?
(a) Scary women.
(b) Watching a storm.
(c) Moving from his home.
(d) Lonely people.

8. What did the main character say brought Swann to his knees?
(a) Mama.
(b) Money.
(c) Women.
(d) God.

9. Who owned the house in Combray?
(a) Uncle Adolphe.
(b) Cousin William.
(c) The Great Aunt.
(d) Grandmother.

10. What did the main character say he was surrounded by as a child?
(a) Servants.
(b) Adults.
(c) Celebrities.
(d) Children.

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

12. What was the main character's uncle's name?
(a) Ade.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Adolphe.

13. Why did the main character hate to sleep when he was a child?
(a) He didn't like the dark.
(b) He felt like it wasted time.
(c) He missed his mother.
(d) He had bad dreams.

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

15. What did the main character's mother allow him to do even when it was inappropriate?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Express his feelings.
(c) Create art.
(d) Kiss her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator say Eulalie was good at?

2. Which family member incited the most fear in the main character when he was a boy?

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

4. What did the family member in Combray suffer from?

5. What was the main feature of the aunt's room in the house in Combray?

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