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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 does the main character do as an adult when he can't sleep?

2. How many rooms of the house in Combray were used by the owner?

3. How did the narrator feel about Charles' daughter?

4. What did the narrator compare works of art to in Combray?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened one night when the narrator sent a note that he needed his mother?

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

3. What caused Charles Swann to be unwelcome in the narrator's home?

4. What did the narrator want to be when he grew up and why?

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

6. What does the narrator choose to do at the beginning of the book, as an adult, when he can not sleep?

7. What did Great Aunt suffer from?

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

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

10. What was the boy at the beginning of the book thinking about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Human nature is a strong symbol and theme in this book. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Obsession is a theme present in a number of places in the plot. What are some of the best examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this theme affect the outcome of this book?

Essay Topic 3

There are many secrets made, kept, and divulged in this book. What are some of these secrets, and how did their placement in the plot affect the course of the plot and the characters involved in the secrets?

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