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

3. Why was the bad treatment to Swann ironic?

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

5. What is Swann's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Grandmother treat Charles Swann?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does this book consist of?

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

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

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 2

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 3

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?

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