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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Place-Names: The Place, Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While in Balbec, what does the narrator offer a local girl who delivers a note for him?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) A hug.
(d) Five francs.

2. Who does the narrator's mother refuse to ask about in "Mme. Swann at Home"?
(a) Gilberte.
(b) Aunt Leonie.
(c) Mme. Swann.
(d) M. Swann.

3. In "Swann In Love," why can't Swann leave Paris?
(a) He missed the last boat.
(b) He doesn't have the money.
(c) He has a funeral to attend.
(d) Odette is there.

4. Who introduces the narrator to whorehouses?
(a) Mme. Swann.
(b) Gilbert.
(c) His cousin.
(d) Bloch.

5. Why must the narrator cancel his travel plans in "Place-Names"?
(a) Work.
(b) Illness.
(c) He starts school.
(d) Lack of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Overall, what conclusion does the narrator draw about Gilberte's feelings for him in "Place-Names"?

2. What does Uncle Adolphe suggest Swann do to get Odette to love him more?

3. In "Swann In Lov,e, why does Swann often go days without seeing Odette?

4. What does the narrator admire most about the church in Combray?

5. How does the narrator's grandmother embarrass the narrator in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

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