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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. Who owned the house in Combray?

2. What did the narrator want to be when he grew up?

3. Why did the main character hate to sleep when he was a child?

4. What was the main character protective of as a young boy?

5. What was the owner of the Combray house obsessed with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Mama treat Francois in Combray?

5. What were the streets in Combray named after?

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

7. How did the narrator differ from other boys his age?

8. What did the main character hate about going to bed as a boy?

9. What dreams were recurring to the narrator as a child?

10. What was intriguing to the narrator about Charles Swann?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might Proust have chosen these settings for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how did they work together to propel the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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