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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What treatment does the grandmother use shortly before her death?
(a) Bleeding.
(b) Filtered water.
(c) Oxygen.
(d) Radiation.

2. What happens when people dine with Mme. de Villeparis in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?
(a) Their social status decreases.
(b) They are escorted home.
(c) They are given lots of money.
(d) Their social status raises.

3. What does Elstir tell the narrator about the group of girls he sees in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?
(a) They are the daughters of merchants.
(b) They are the nieces of priests.
(c) They are a band.
(d) They are from the university.

4. In "Guermantes Way, Part I continued," what does the grandmother take for pain?
(a) Motrin.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Vicodin.

5. Why does Bloch feel he should visit Saint-Loup in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?
(a) Bloch owes Saint-Loup money.
(b) Saint-Loup invited him.
(c) Bloch wants to fight Saint-Loup.
(d) Bloch wants to look good for the narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits the narrator's grandmother alone in her room in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

2. In "Place-Names," what happens the day the narrator fears Gilberte Swann will not come to play?

3. How does the narrator describe Bloch's manners in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

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

5. In "Place-Names," who tells the narrator to avoid excitement?

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