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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. How did the narrator feel about Combray?

2. Why did the main character hate when there were guests at his house?

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

4. Who was the narrator forbidden to see in Combray?

5. Who was the head maid at the house on Combray?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were the streets in Combray named after?

4. Why did the narrator like Combray more than Paris?

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

6. What did the narrator start doing after first meeting Gilberte Swann?

7. What was the narrator very protective of as a young boy?

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

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

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

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

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 3

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?

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