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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Guermantes Way, Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Francoise?
(a) The narrator's aunt.
(b) A servant.
(c) A family friend of the narrator's parents.
(d) The narrator's uncle.

2. How do the narrator and his grandmother travel to Balbec in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?
(a) By train.
(b) By private car.
(c) By foot.
(d) By boat.

3. In "Swann In Love," why can't Swann leave Paris?
(a) Odette is there.
(b) He has a funeral to attend.
(c) He doesn't have the money.
(d) He missed the last boat.

4. Where do the narrator and his grandmother visit Mme. de Sevigne in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?
(a) In Balbed.
(b) On their way home from Balbec.
(c) In Paris, before they leave.
(d) On their way to Balbec.

5. Where is Combray?
(a) In a large city.
(b) In the country.
(c) On an old river.
(d) Just outside the capital.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Overture," how does the narrator's mother comfort him when he is crying?

2. Which day of the week is dinner served early at Combray?

3. Who used to visit a house M. de Charlus discusses at dinner in Balbec with the narrator and his grandmother?

4. Why does Bloch feel he should visit Saint-Loup in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?

5. How does the narrator afford the gifts he buys for the Swanns in "Mme Swann at Home"?

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