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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. Which family member incited the most fear in the main character when he was a boy?

2. What calmed the main character's nighttime fears as a child?

3. Who did the narrator walk with in Combray?

4. What did the narrator say Eulalie was good at?

5. Where did the main character grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the way Grandmother treated Charles Swann so ironic?

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

3. How did Charles Swann become connected with the narrator's family?

4. What were the streets in Combray named after?

5. What did Great Aunt suffer from?

6. Why was the narrator forbidden from going to his Uncle Adolphe's house?

7. What did Great Aunt do when she did not have any visitors?

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

9. Why did the narrator's great aunt rarely leave her house?

10. What does this book consist of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maturity is a theme presented in a number of places and is manifested in a number of ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 2

Protection is a strong theme in this story. Where does this theme appear and which characters are most affected by the presence of this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a central theme of this book. What are the main friendships, and how did their inclusion in this book affect the outcome of the plot?

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