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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. How does Mme. Swann tell the narrator secrets in a way that confuses him?
(a) She speaks backwards.
(b) She speaks in English.
(c) She speaks in French.
(d) She leaves out the ending.

2. In "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls," where does the narrator often run into Bloch's sister?
(a) At his hotel.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) The center of town.
(d) The racetrack.

3. Why does the narrator's mother sleep in his room in "Overture"?
(a) She feels bad for not kissing him goodnight.
(b) His father sees that he is upset.
(c) The narrator requests it.
(d) The narrator is ill.

4. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator's mother describe Mme. Blatin?
(a) Terrific.
(b) Awful.
(c) Wonderful.
(d) Horrific.

5. How does Francoise feel when he watches the cavalry march past his yard?
(a) She feels sad.
(b) She feels proud.
(c) She feels happy.
(d) She feels angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilberte say to the narrator that upsets him when they play in the park at Champs-Elysees as children?

2. Why doesn't the narrator's mother visit Mlle. Vinteuil in "Combray"?

3. Who helps to improve Mme. Swann's opinion of the narrator in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

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

5. In "Place-Names," where does the narrator find Gilbert they day she is not at the park?

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