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

2. Why does Gilberte send the narrator a copy of a Bergotte book?
(a) He asks her about it.
(b) She didn't want her copy.
(c) She had two copies.
(d) He wanted to give a copy to his mother.

3. What does Swann consider after hearing a song played on the piano at the Verdurin's?
(a) If he knows the composer.
(b) If he could play the song himself.
(c) If the song is any good.
(d) If he could write music.

4. When did the narrator visit Combray?
(a) During his early teens.
(b) As an adult.
(c) As a young boy.
(d) He hasn't visited there yet.

5. What happens when Swann takes Odette on vacation in "Swann In Love"?
(a) He leaves Odette behind.
(b) He is jealous of all the other men.
(c) He gets lost.
(d) He spends too much money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilberte say to the narrator that upsets him when they play in the park at Champs-Elysees as children?

2. What happens when Swann goes to meet Odette at Prevost's Restaurant?

3. In "Overture," how does the narrator's mother comfort him when he is crying?

4. What does the narrator say happened to his belief in the elegance of women?

5. What often happens to the narrator during the night in "Overture"?

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