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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 senses remind the narrator of dreams?

2. What did Odette invite Swann to when they first met?

3. Why did Gilberte stop playing with the narrator?

4. How does the narrator want to travel?

5. Where did the narrator's governess take him on walks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the nucleus?

2. What did Swann do after Odette rejected him?

3. What caused Swann to fall in love with Odette?

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

5. What was Odette's occupation?

6. What does the narrator say at the beginning of his story about Odette and Swann?

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

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

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

10. What did Swann ask Odette after he stood in the rain watching her one night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Obsession is a theme present in a number of places in the plot. What are some of the best examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this theme affect the outcome of this book?

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might Proust have chosen these settings for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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