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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Guermantes Way, Part I continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes the Verdurins finally disapprove of Swann in "Swann In Love"?
(a) Swann disagreeing with them.
(b) Swann's taste in music.
(c) Swann having a physical relationship with Odette.
(d) Swann's profession.

2. How does M. de Charlus treat the narrator during dinner with his grandmother in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) He insults the narrator.
(b) He bribes the narrator.
(c) He ignores the narrator.
(d) He teases the narrator.

3. What happens when Swann goes to meet Odette at Prevost's Restaurant?
(a) She is not there.
(b) He gets into a fight.
(c) She is with another man.
(d) He flirts with a waitress.

4. What does the narrator dream about when he walks on Guermantes Way?
(a) Being accepted by the Guermantes.
(b) Becoming a famous writer.
(c) Meeting a pretty girl.
(d) Making a good living.

5. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what opinion does M. de Norpois have about Mme. Swann?
(a) He says she is useless.
(b) He says she is charming.
(c) He says she is funny.
(d) He says she is clever.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part I," what does the doctor recommend for the narrator's nerves?

2. Who used to visit a house M. de Charlus discusses at dinner in Balbec with the narrator and his grandmother?

3. Who does the narrator's mother say she does not want to know in the Swann family?

4. In "Place-Names," where does the narrator find Gilbert they day she is not at the park?

5. What does Gilberte do the first time the narrator sees her?

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