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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the narrator when he is writing about Balbec?
(a) A cafe.
(b) A train.
(c) A hotel room.
(d) A park.

2. How does the narrator describe his life at the time of the death of a family member?
(a) Depressing.
(b) Unexpected.
(c) Poignant.
(d) Nerve wracking.

3. What did the narrator realize when Gilberte stopped playing with him?
(a) He put more importance on the friendship than she did.
(b) She got scared away by his eagerness.
(c) He had never really loved her, just the idea of her.
(d) She had been told to avoid him.

4. How did Swann feel during his time in Paris?
(a) He was depressed.
(b) He was nervous.
(c) He was happy.
(d) He was bored.

5. What kind of friends did the Verdurins like to have?
(a) Older.
(b) Young.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Eclectic.

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

7. What does the narrator think towns should live up to?
(a) Their history.
(b) Their visitors.
(c) Their names.
(d) Their residents.

8. What will the narrator have to abandon to travel the way he wants?
(a) His life path.
(b) His career.
(c) His family.
(d) His routine.

9. What did the narrator say left his life when Gilberte stopped playing with him?
(a) Elegance.
(b) Hope.
(c) Obsession.
(d) Love.

10. What does the narrator like to gaze at while traveling?
(a) Architecture.
(b) People.
(c) Stars.
(d) Landscapes.

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

12. What suffered for Swann after he was rejected by Odette?
(a) His appearance.
(b) His wealth.
(c) His health.
(d) His social standing.

13. What did Swann give Odette, hoping to get her back?
(a) A train ticket.
(b) Jewelery.
(c) A poem.
(d) Money.

14. What did the narrator call Swann's version of love?
(a) Trust.
(b) Vulnerability.
(c) Obsession.
(d) Madness.

15. Who stopped liking Swann after Odette rejected him?
(a) Paul.
(b) The Verdurins.
(c) Bergotte.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Swann when he stood in the rain watching Odette?

3. How does the narrator want to plan his travels?

4. What did Swann realize after watching Odette in the rain one night?

5. Where was the narrator living when a family member passed away?

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