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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did the narrator want to be when he grew up?
(a) A curator.
(b) An actor.
(c) A painter.
(d) A writer.

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

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

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

7. What is the name of Charles' daughter?
(a) Gina.
(b) Gilberte.
(c) Gerta.
(d) Gloria.

8. How did the main character think bedrooms were supposed to feel?
(a) Dark and alluring.
(b) Warm and cozy.
(c) Bright and welcoming.
(d) Safe and familiar.

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

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

11. How did the narrator describe his walks through Combray?
(a) Enlightening.
(b) Relaxing.
(c) Boring.
(d) Ritualistic.

12. How did the main character feel about his mother when he was a child?
(a) He adored her.
(b) He hated her.
(c) He was afraid of her.
(d) He was confused by her.

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

14. Who did the narrator like interacting with in Combray?
(a) Fellow scholars.
(b) His uncle.
(c) Charles.
(d) Common people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main character dreaming of at the beginning of the book?

2. Who in the family was the most rude to Swann?

3. What country is Combray in?

4. What did the narrator say dominated the town of Combray?

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

(see the answer keys)

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