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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 feel about Odette when they first met?
(a) He was indifferent towards her.
(b) He was enamored with her.
(c) He did not like her.
(d) He was afraid of her.

2. How does the narrator want to travel?
(a) By rail.
(b) By air.
(c) On foot.
(d) On a boat.

3. What did the Verdurins like to do?
(a) Be seen in public places.
(b) Judge others.
(c) Travel the world.
(d) Play with their tight group of friends.

4. What did Swann concentrate on when Odette rejected him?
(a) Making her jealous.
(b) Getting her back.
(c) Relaxing his mind.
(d) Making more money.

5. Who did Swann's feeling for women before he met Odette remind the narrator of?
(a) His Uncle.
(b) Himself.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator want to travel?

2. Where was the narrator living when a family member passed away?

3. What obsessed Swann about Odette after she rejected him?

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

5. What did Swann send to Odette after he was rejected?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was interesting about Gilberte knowing Swann's name?

2. What kind of relationship did the narrator imagine existed between him and Gilberte?

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

4. How did Francoise become the narrator's governess?

5. How does the novel end?

6. Why does the narrator say he prefers his dreams to reality?

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

8. What did the narrator say Swann's relationship with Odette reminded him of and why?

9. What caused Swann to fall in love with Odette?

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

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