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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 narrator realize when Gilberte stopped playing with him?

2. Where does the narrator want to travel?

3. What became Swann's first priority after being rejected by Odette?

4. How often did the Verdurins like to see their group of friends?

5. Why did Odette keep limited contact with Swann after she rejected him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Odette's occupation?

2. What kind of relationship did the narrator imagine existed between him and Gilberte?

3. What did the narrator say Swann's relationship with Odette reminded him of and why?

4. What does the narrator compare his style of living to?

5. What was the narrator doing when he fell in love with Gilberte?

6. What did Swann do after Odette rejected him?

7. What was interesting about Gilberte knowing Swann's name?

8. What does the narrator not like about traveling?

9. What do thoughts of Balbec remind the narrator of?

10. What was the nucleus?

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

Much of this plot follows the relationship between Swann and Odette. How did this relationship change over the course of the plot, and what caused these changes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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