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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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. How did Swann resolve his situation with Odette?
(a) He got a new job in Combray.
(b) He rejected her.
(c) He paid for her to move away.
(d) He proposed to her.

4. What did Swann realize after watching Odette in the rain one night?
(a) He was looking at the wrong window.
(b) It was not Odette he was watching.
(c) He was at the wrong bar.
(d) She was not worth his time.

5. Who passed away while the narrator was a young boy?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Uncle Adolphe.
(c) Great Aunt.
(d) Cousin William.

6. Where was the narrator living when a family member passed away?
(a) Combray.
(b) Versailles.
(c) Berth.
(d) Paris.

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

8. How does the narrator want to travel?
(a) By air.
(b) On foot.
(c) By rail.
(d) On a boat.

9. What does the narrator worry about when considering travel?
(a) That nobody will know where he was.
(b) That the reality will not live up to his imagination.
(c) That he will never find true love.
(d) That he will get lost.

10. What did the Verdurins like to do?
(a) Play with their tight group of friends.
(b) Travel the world.
(c) Be seen in public places.
(d) Judge others.

11. Who invited the narrator to join the group that Gilberte was in?
(a) Charles.
(b) Odette.
(c) Francoise.
(d) Gilberte.

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

13. What obsessed Swann about Odette after she rejected him?
(a) Her looks.
(b) All of these.
(c) Her thoughts.
(d) Her behavior.

14. Why did Odette keep limited contact with Swann after she rejected him?
(a) So he would keep loving her.
(b) So she could get the money she needs.
(c) So he would not love another.
(d) So she could be safe from other men.

15. Where was Swann when he stood in the rain watching Odette?
(a) A bar.
(b) The Eiffel Tower.
(c) A bridge.
(d) Her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Swann spend his time in Paris?

2. How did the narrator learn all he could about Gilberte?

3. Where did the narrator see Gilberte for the second time?

4. Why does the narrator prefer his dreams to reality?

5. What senses remind the narrator of dreams?

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