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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 did the narrator walk with in Combray?

2. Who discussed the narrator's favorite author with him?

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

4. How did the main character feel about his mother when he was a child?

5. What does the author say had a deep impact on reality?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What were the streets in Combray named after?

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

7. What did the narrator look at when he began studying art?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The pursuit of happiness is a common theme found in this book. What parts of the plot embody this theme, and how did that pursuit affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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