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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 narrator obsessed with before he fell in love with Gilberte?

2. What did the narrator say left his life when Gilberte stopped playing with him?

3. How does the narrator want to travel?

4. What did Swann try to avoid after being rejected by Odette?

5. What about Gilberte did the narrator hope to make a union with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator say he wants to travel?

2. What was Swann doing with his life before he met Odette?

3. What was Odette's occupation?

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

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

6. What excuse did Gilberte give when she stopped playing with the narrator?

7. What did Odette ask for that Swann refused to give to her?

8. How does the narrator describe the way he fell in love?

9. How did Francoise become the narrator's governess?

10. What caused Swann to want to propose to Odette?

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

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

Despair is an emotion that affected a number of the characters in this book. Which characters were most affected by despair, and how did this change the course of the plot branches they were involved in?

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