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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 was the owner of the Combray house obsessed with?

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

3. What did the narrator contemplate often while in Combray?

4. What was the narrator doing when he met Charles' daughter?

5. Who did the main character say was a shadow of his mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does this book consist of?

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

5. How did Grandmother treat Charles Swann?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Training and education are topics of discussion in this book. Where do these topics appear in this book, and what effect do they have on the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Wealth is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the ways this love for money is manifested?

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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