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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mme. Swann at Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Swann In Love," who is Swann's competition for Odette's affection?
(a) Forcheville.
(b) Brichot.
(c) Bornville.
(d) Forte.

3. What does Gilberte do the first time the narrator sees her?
(a) Signals an insult.
(b) Waves in a friendly way.
(c) Hides.
(d) Call to her father.

4. When does the narrator say his mother did not kiss him goodnight as a small child?
(a) When she had guests.
(b) When he had gotten in trouble.
(c) When his father was late.
(d) When it was raining.

5. How does Aunt Leonie imagine her family dying when she is very bored in "Combray"?
(a) In a fire.
(b) Disease.
(c) A robbery.
(d) Drowning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduces the narrator to whorehouses?

2. According to Bergotte, what does illness do?

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

4. What disappoints the narrator when he finally meets Bergotte?

5. What does the narrator long to see Berma do in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

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