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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Swann In Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator's "magic lantern" do?
(a) Record his favorite songs.
(b) Project pictures on the wall.
(c) Pick up radio broadcasts.
(d) Turn off once it is daylight.

2. What happened at Combray to make the narrator appreciate art?
(a) Francoise got into a fight with another maid.
(b) His mother started collecting art.
(c) A kitchen-maid got pregnant.
(d) A cat took care of another cat.

3. Who visits the narrator's family most often when he is a young boy?
(a) M. Swann.
(b) Marcel.
(c) Golo.
(d) Aunt Leonie.

4. What often happens to the narrator during the night in "Overture"?
(a) He can't fall asleep.
(b) He stays up late.
(c) He goes out with friends.
(d) He wakes up.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Overture," what does the narrator say has "intellectual profit"?

2. What does Swann consider after hearing a song played on the piano at the Verdurin's?

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

4. What art does M. Vinteuil dabble in?

5. Swann tends to court what type of lady?

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