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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the meal with the main character's mother at the beginning of the book make him think of?
(a) His time with Swann.
(b) His school house.
(c) His summer home.
(d) His art collection.

2. What did the narrator say he never did lightly?
(a) Loved.
(b) Read.
(c) Confided in others.
(d) Expressed himself.

3. How did the main character think bedrooms were supposed to feel?
(a) Safe and familiar.
(b) Warm and cozy.
(c) Dark and alluring.
(d) Bright and welcoming.

4. What did the narrator start doing after he met Charles' daughter?
(a) Avoided all places she might be.
(b) Living a life parallel to hers.
(c) Became good friends with Charles again.
(d) Wrote about his feelings for her.

5. Why was the narrator forbidden from seeing someone in Combray?
(a) He had courtesans at his home.
(b) She was not worthy to marry.
(c) She was known to be engaged.
(d) He was a heavy drinker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the narrator walk with in Combray?

2. What caused Swann to stop coming by the main character's house?

3. Who discussed the narrator's favorite author with him?

4. What is Swann's first name?

5. What did the main character's mother allow him to do even when it was inappropriate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What dreams were recurring to the narrator as a child?

2. Why was the way Grandmother treated Charles Swann so ironic?

3. Why did the narrator's great aunt rarely leave her house?

4. What did the narrator call his parents and what does this reveal about them?

5. How did the narrator differ from other boys his age?

6. What does this book consist of?

7. What did the narrator do after reading one book by Bergotte?

8. What did the narrator say Uncle Adolphe was overcome by?

9. What did Great Aunt suffer from?

10. How did Mama treat Francois in Combray?

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