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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 was the main feature of the aunt's room in the house in Combray?
(a) A large wardrobe.
(b) A great mirror.
(c) A large window.
(d) A gothic bed-set.

2. Who did the narrator's family visit in Combray?
(a) Cousin William.
(b) Great Aunt.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Uncle Adolphe.

3. Who did the narrator like interacting with in Combray?
(a) Charles.
(b) Common people.
(c) His uncle.
(d) Fellow scholars.

4. What caused Swann to stop coming by the main character's house?
(a) His trickery.
(b) His choice of wife.
(c) His lost fortune.
(d) His treatment of the main character.

5. What was a huge joke with the narrator's parents in Combray?
(a) The flirting with Eulalie.
(b) The imaginary ailments.
(c) The routine.
(d) The church standards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main character protective of as a young boy?

2. What does the main character do as an adult when he can't sleep?

3. Who introduced Swann to the main character's family?

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

5. What did the narrator contemplate often while in Combray?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Grandmother treat Charles Swann?

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

3. Why was Great Aunt always happy when the narrator's family would visit her?

4. What did the narrator want to be when he grew up and why?

5. What was the boy at the beginning of the book thinking about?

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

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

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

9. How did Mama treat Francois in Combray?

10. How did the narrator fill his days in Combray?

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