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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. Who was the narrator forbidden to see in Combray?
(a) Charles.
(b) Cousin William.
(c) Gilberte.
(d) Uncle Adolphe.

2. What did the main character say he was surrounded by as a child?
(a) Celebrities.
(b) Children.
(c) Servants.
(d) Adults.

3. Why was the bad treatment to Swann ironic?
(a) He enjoyed his time there.
(b) He was a good man.
(c) He was higher class.
(d) He was rude to them as well.

4. How did the main character describe Swann?
(a) Distinguished.
(b) Fascinating.
(c) Worldly.
(d) Knowledgeable.

5. How did the main character feel about his mother when he was a child?
(a) He hated her.
(b) He was confused by her.
(c) He adored her.
(d) He was afraid of her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the narrator forbidden from seeing someone in Combray?

2. How did the narrator describe his walks through Combray?

3. What was Swann told to bring with him on each visit to the family?

4. What did the narrator start doing after he met Charles' daughter?

5. What did the main character have depressing thoughts about at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened one night when the narrator sent a note that he needed his mother?

2. What does this book consist of?

3. What did Charles do when he saw the narrator reading one day?

4. Why was the narrator surrounded by adults as a child, and what effect did this have on him?

5. Who was Eulalie, and what did she do for the narrator's family?

6. What were the streets in Combray named after?

7. Why was the narrator forbidden from going to his Uncle Adolphe's house?

8. Why did the narrator like Combray more than Paris?

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

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

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