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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. Where is the narrator when he is writing about Balbec?

3. How did Odette get Swann to love her?

4. How does the narrator want to plan his travels?

5. What will the narrator have to abandon to travel the way he wants?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the novel end?

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

4. Who were the Verdurins and what did they do?

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

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

7. Why did the narrator think his life mirrored Swann's life?

8. How did Swann become involved with the nucleus?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how did they work together to propel the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Wealth is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the ways this love for money is manifested?

Essay Topic 3

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

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