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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. What does the narrator say he admires most about Mme. de Sevigne?
(a) Her patience.
(b) Her intellect.
(c) Her looks.
(d) Her card playing skills.

2. Who used to visit a house M. de Charlus discusses at dinner in Balbec with the narrator and his grandmother?
(a) The Marquis de Laroo.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) Marie Antoinette.
(d) A Russian dignitary.

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

4. What conclusion does the narrator's family draw about M. Legrandin in "Combray"?
(a) That he is actually poor.
(b) That he is loveless.
(c) That he is lonely.
(d) That he is a snob.

5. What is Mme. de Saint-Loup's house?
(a) A place the narrator visited when he was younger.
(b) The narrator's aunt's business.
(c) A restaurant that is open late.
(d) The boarding house were the narrator stays.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Saint-Loup introduce the narrator to Mme. Guermantes in Paris in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?

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

3. How do the narrator and his grandmother travel to Balbec in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?

4. During the party at the Villeparisis' in "Guermantes Way, Part I," who embarrasses the narrator?

5. In "Overture," what does the narrator's family do every time a guest comes over?

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