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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Francoise?
(a) A family friend of the narrator's parents.
(b) The narrator's aunt.
(c) A servant.
(d) The narrator's uncle.

2. What does the narrator admire most about the church in Combray?
(a) The way it looks.
(b) The choir.
(c) The help they give the poor.
(d) The messages of Sunday mass.

3. What conclusion does the narrator's family draw about M. Legrandin in "Combray"?
(a) That he is actually poor.
(b) That he is loveless.
(c) That he is lonely.
(d) That he is a snob.

4. Why doesn't the narrator's mother visit Mlle. Vinteuil in "Combray"?
(a) She thinks the girl caused her father's death.
(b) She thinks the girl stole her mother's money.
(c) She thinks the girl hates everyone.
(d) She thinks the girl is wicked.

5. What is Mme. de Saint-Loup's house?
(a) A restaurant that is open late.
(b) A place the narrator visited when he was younger.
(c) The narrator's aunt's business.
(d) The boarding house were the narrator stays.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Overture," what does the narrator's family do every time a guest comes over?

2. After seeing Uncle Adolphe in "Combray," why is the narrator excited?

3. In "Combray," where does the narrator often read?

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

5. Why does the narrator enjoy the fall in "Place-Names"?

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