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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Seascape, with Frieze of Girls.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator send his mother a note in "Overture"?
(a) On her birthday.
(b) When she goes to work.
(c) During a dinner party.
(d) When he is away at camp.

2. What does the narrator's great-aunt Leonie brag about in "Combray"?
(a) That she attracts many men.
(b) That she never sleeps.
(c) That she has saved all her money.
(d) That she hasn't missed a day in church.

3. Who does M. Bloch pretend to know in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) Bergotte.
(b) Mme. Swann.
(c) Livernois.
(d) Lord Stanley.

4. Who does the narrator's grandmother feel Mme. de Villeparisis is connected to socially?
(a) The Stermarias.
(b) The Guermantes.
(c) The hotel staff.
(d) The Swanns.

5. How does the narrator's family react to Uncle Adolphe's friends?
(a) They are mean to them.
(b) They never meet them.
(c) They disapprove.
(d) They love them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose autographed letters does the narrator's grandmother buy for Saint-Loup as a going away present?

2. What does the narrator give Albertine the first time he meets her?

3. What is the narrator's favorite thing about Balbec?

4. In "Place-Names," why does Gilberte tell the narrator she won't be around for long?

5. In "Swann In Love," what explanation is given for Mme. de Verdurin's health palpitations?

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