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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were all the streets in Combray named after?

2. What did the main character eat with his mother at the beginning of the book?

3. Who did the narrator like interacting with in Combray?

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

5. What kind of surroundings were near the vacation home of the main character?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the narrator hate to have house guests when he was a child?

2. What did the narrator look at when he began studying art?

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

4. What did Great Aunt suffer from?

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

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

7. What did the narrator do after reading one book by Bergotte?

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

9. What were the streets in Combray named after?

10. What did the narrator say Uncle Adolphe was overcome by?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wealth is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the ways this love for money is manifested?

Essay Topic 2

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by Marcel Proust. What are some of these symbols, and how does their presence affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

How did the relationship between the narrator and his mother affect his life and personality?

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