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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. How did Swann resolve his situation with Odette?
(a) He paid for her to move away.
(b) He rejected her.
(c) He proposed to her.
(d) He got a new job in Combray.

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

3. Where is the narrator when he is writing about Balbec?
(a) A hotel room.
(b) A park.
(c) A train.
(d) A cafe.

4. What did Swann try to avoid after being rejected by Odette?
(a) His heart ache.
(b) His wounded ego.
(c) Her judgment.
(d) Her wrath.

5. Where was Swann when he stood in the rain watching Odette?
(a) The Eiffel Tower.
(b) Her house.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Swann realize after watching Odette in the rain one night?

2. How did Odette get Swann to love her?

3. What kind of friends did the Verdurins like to have?

4. What does the narrator think towns should live up to?

5. What does the narrator like to gaze at while traveling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator say he wants to travel?

2. What did Odette ask for that Swann refused to give to her?

3. Why did the narrator think his life mirrored Swann's life?

4. What do thoughts of Balbec remind the narrator of?

5. What did Swann ask Odette after he stood in the rain watching her one night?

6. How did Swann become involved with the nucleus?

7. What does the narrator say at the beginning of his story about Odette and Swann?

8. How does the narrator describe the way he fell in love?

9. What was Swann doing with his life before he met Odette?

10. What did Swann do after Odette rejected him?

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