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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 did the main character say brought Swann to his knees?

2. Why was the bad treatment to Swann ironic?

3. What did the main character like to listen to as a child?

4. Why would the main character cry when with his extended family?

5. What was Bergotte's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Charles do when he saw the narrator reading one day?

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

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

7. How did Mama treat Francois in Combray?

8. What does this book consist of?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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