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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 know when Gilberte got closer to him?
(a) She sought him out.
(b) She called him by his first name.
(c) She asked his governess questions about him.
(d) She held his hand.

2. How does the narrator describe his governess?
(a) Reliable.
(b) Brilliant.
(c) Predictable.
(d) Boring.

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

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

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

6. What did Swann wish about himself after he was rejected by Odette?
(a) That he had more money.
(b) That he could move away.
(c) That he did not love her.
(d) That he could be with her.

7. How did Swann spend his time in Paris?
(a) Attending the opera.
(b) Seducing women.
(c) Going to dinner.
(d) All of these.

8. What was the name of Gilberte's mother?
(a) Marie.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Odette.
(d) Francoise.

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

10. How did Swann feel about Odette when they first met?
(a) He was afraid of her.
(b) He was indifferent towards her.
(c) He was enamored with her.
(d) He did not like her.

11. What did the Verdurins call their group of friends?
(a) The nucleus.
(b) The group.
(c) The angels.
(d) The ones.

12. What did the Verdurins like to observe?
(a) The local birds.
(b) The people in town.
(c) The political movements.
(d) The behavior of their friends.

13. Who did the narrator sometimes see when he made efforts to meet Gilberte when she stopped playing with him?
(a) Francoise.
(b) Charles.
(c) William.
(d) Odette.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think of when describing Balbec?

2. What did Swann imagine as he watched Odette while standing in the rain?

3. What did Odette invite Swann to when they first met?

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

5. Who was the narrator's governess?

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