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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. How does the narrator describe his governess?

2. What surprises the narrator when he discusses Balbec?

3. To what does the narrator compare the places he traveled to?

4. How long did Swann stand in the rain watching Odette one night?

5. What suffered for Swann after he was rejected by Odette?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Swann become involved with the nucleus?

3. Why does the narrator say he prefers his dreams to reality?

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

5. What did Swann do after Odette rejected him?

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

7. Why did Odette begin to avoid Swann?

8. What was the nucleus?

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

10. What did Swann realize after standing in the rain watching Odette one night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many characters in this book who were manipulated and persuaded to do things they did not want to do. What are some of these instances, and how were those characters affected by the manipulation?

Essay Topic 2

The separation of classes is quite a significant theme in this book. What are these classes, and how did this separation affect the characters belonging to them?

Essay Topic 3

How did the relationship between the narrator and his mother affect his life and personality?

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