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

2. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part II," why does Bloch accuse the narrator of being a snob?
(a) Because he criticized art in a museum.
(b) Because he is spending time with a marquis.
(c) Because he ordered dinner in French.
(d) Because he found money.

3. How does M. de Charlus treat the narrator during dinner with his grandmother in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) He bribes the narrator.
(b) He ignores the narrator.
(c) He teases the narrator.
(d) He insults the narrator.

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

5. What do the people in Balbec appear to be mostly concerned about?
(a) Age.
(b) Social status.
(c) Appearance.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elstir do to help the narrator meet Albertine?

2. Who thinks that the narrator should be allowed time to play outside as a boy?

3. What does the narrator say he admires most about Mme. de Sevigne?

4. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what opinion does M. de Norpois have about Mme. Swann?

5. In "Place-Names, The Place: Part I," why can't the narrator talk to M. de Stermaria's daughter?

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