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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did the narrator say Swann's love was NOT?
(a) A feeling.
(b) An emotion.
(c) A permanence.
(d) An obsession.

5. Who hired spies to follow Odette?
(a) Uncle Adolphe.
(b) Her lover after Swann.
(c) Swann.
(d) The Verdurins.

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

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

8. How did the narrator learn all he could about Gilberte?
(a) He watched her from his window.
(b) He played with her daily.
(c) He talked to her in private.
(d) He talked to her friends.

9. Who did Odette mostly work for?
(a) Children.
(b) Poor farmers.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Older gentlemen.

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

11. Who introduced Swann to the Verdurins?
(a) Odette.
(b) Bergotte.
(c) Mama.
(d) Father.

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

13. What kind of person did Swann stop seeing after he was rejected by Odette?
(a) Wealthy people.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) Poor people.

14. What was Odette's occupation?
(a) Escort.
(b) Maid.
(c) Model.
(d) Writer.

15. What did Odette invite Swann to when they first met?
(a) The theater.
(b) The ballet.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) A dinner party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Odette ask for something after Swann watched her in the rain?

2. How did Swann feel when he was rejected by Swann?

3. Where does the narrator want to travel?

4. What does the narrator say drew him to Gilberte?

5. Who invited the narrator to join the group that Gilberte was in?

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