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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 drove the narrator's family crazy when he fell for Gilberte?
(a) His brooding over her.
(b) His questions about her family.
(c) His long walks through the park.
(d) His drawings of her hanging around the house.

2. What kind of person did Swann stop seeing after he was rejected by Odette?
(a) Women.
(b) Wealthy people.
(c) Poor people.
(d) Children.

3. What does the narrator say filled his life at the end of the book?
(a) Fantasies.
(b) Hopes.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Memories.

4. How does the narrator describe the history of Balbec?
(a) Royal.
(b) Grand.
(c) Tempestuous.
(d) Chaotic.

5. Who introduced Swann to the Verdurins?
(a) Bergotte.
(b) Mama.
(c) Odette.
(d) Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Swann meet Odette?

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

3. Where is the narrator when he is writing about Balbec?

4. What did Swann wish about himself after he was rejected by Odette?

5. What was the feeling often weighing on the narrator when he traveled?

Short Essay Questions

1. What excuse did Gilberte give when she stopped playing with the narrator?

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

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

4. Why did Odette begin to avoid Swann?

5. What was Odette's occupation?

6. What did the narrator do in an effort to see Gilberts again?

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

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

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

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

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