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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the feeling often weighing on the narrator when he traveled?
(a) Fear.
(b) Lethargy.
(c) Disappointment.
(d) Anger.

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

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

4. Why does the narrator prefer his dreams to reality?
(a) All of these.
(b) The dreams were safer.
(c) The dreams were private.
(d) The dreams were more beautiful.

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

6. What became Swann's first priority after being rejected by Odette?
(a) His social standing.
(b) Getting her back.
(c) His wealth.
(d) His health.

7. Why did Odette reject Swann?
(a) She was wooed by someone else.
(b) She was too young.
(c) He was too old.
(d) He was not rich enough.

8. Why did Gilberte stop playing with the narrator?
(a) She had a boyfriend.
(b) She got a job.
(c) She went on visits with her mother.
(d) She went away to school.

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

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

11. What about Gilberte did the narrator hope to make a union with?
(a) Her mind.
(b) Her dreams.
(c) All of these.
(d) Her body.

12. Why did Odette ask for something after Swann watched her in the rain?
(a) She wanted to move away.
(b) She wanted him back.
(c) She wanted to say goodbye.
(d) She wanted to take a trip alone.

13. How often did the Verdurins like to see their group of friends?
(a) Bi-weekly.
(b) Daily.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Monthly.

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

15. Where does the narrator want to travel?
(a) All of Europe.
(b) America.
(c) The world.
(d) Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Swann send to Odette after he was rejected?

2. Who stopped liking Swann after Odette rejected him?

3. Who did Swann's feeling for women before he met Odette remind the narrator of?

4. What does the narrator say ruined much of his travels?

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

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