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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. After Gilberte leaves, who does the narrator focus his attention on at the park in "Place-Names"?
(a) A girl with blonde curls.
(b) A boy his age.
(c) An older lady.
(d) A family of squirrels.

2. How does the narrator afford the gifts he buys for the Swanns in "Mme Swann at Home"?
(a) He finds a part-time job.
(b) He sells his old toys.
(c) He sells his father's collectables.
(d) He sells his aunt's things.

3. What does Gilberte say to the narrator that upsets him when they play in the park at Champs-Elysees as children?
(a) That she likes other boys better.
(b) That his face is crooked.
(c) That her nanny forces her to play with him.
(d) That he isn't as strong as she is.

4. What does the narrator give the mistress of a whorehouse as a present in "Mme. Swann at Home"?
(a) Gilberte's book.
(b) His mother's dress.
(c) A ring.
(d) His aunt's couch.

5. In "Overture," what does the narrator's father give him after dinner?
(a) A lecture.
(b) Dessert.
(c) A book.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who visits the narrator's family most often when he is a young boy?

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

4. In "Swann In Love," who does Swann refuse a dinner invitation from?

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

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