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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 choir.
(b) The help they give the poor.
(c) The messages of Sunday mass.
(d) The way it looks.

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

3. In "Combray," where does the narrator often read?
(a) Behind the couch.
(b) At the dinner table.
(c) In his bedroom.
(d) In the garden.

4. When they are in Paris, why does Odette want money from Swann?
(a) To go out for dinner.
(b) To repay a loan.
(c) To buy a dress.
(d) To take a house.

5. In "Overture," what does the narrator's family do every time a guest comes over?
(a) They wear their best clothing.
(b) They peek at them through the window and hide.
(c) They pretend to not know who it is.
(d) They leave the house if they don't like who it is.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator's family react to Uncle Adolphe's friends?

2. What does Swann come to realize about his relationship with Odette at the end of "Swann In Love"?

3. What happens when Swann takes Odette on vacation in "Swann In Love"?

4. After Gilberte leaves, who does the narrator focus his attention on at the park in "Place-Names"?

5. In "Overture," what does the narrator's grandmother buy him for his birthday?

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