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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what opinion does M. de Norpois have about Mme. Swann?
(a) He says she is useless.
(b) He says she is charming.
(c) He says she is clever.
(d) He says she is funny.

2. In "Overture," what does the narrator's family do every time a guest comes over?
(a) They wear their best clothing.
(b) They peek at them through the window and hide.
(c) They pretend to not know who it is.
(d) They leave the house if they don't like who it is.

3. In "Mme. Swann at Home," when does Gilberte have tea parties?
(a) Saturday and Sunday.
(b) Friday and Saturday.
(c) Monday and Friday.
(d) Sundays only.

4. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what do the Swanns brag about in front of the narrator?
(a) Their money.
(b) Their friends.
(c) They vacations they take.
(d) Their dreams.

5. What religion does Blotch practice?
(a) Buddism.
(b) Judiasm.
(c) Luthern.
(d) Catholicism.

6. What does the narrator admire most about the church in Combray?
(a) The choir.
(b) The way it looks.
(c) The help they give the poor.
(d) The messages of Sunday mass.

7. What does Uncle Adolphe suggest Swann do to get Odette to love him more?
(a) Do whatever she says.
(b) Become friends with her father.
(c) Buy her presents.
(d) Stay away from her.

8. Who introduces the narrator to whorehouses?
(a) His cousin.
(b) Gilbert.
(c) Mme. Swann.
(d) Bloch.

9. According to Bergotte, what does illness do?
(a) Ruin a good party.
(b) Show who one's real friends are.
(c) Let people sleep.
(d) Give time for intellectual pursuits.

10. What happens when Swann goes to meet Odette at Prevost's Restaurant?
(a) She is with another man.
(b) He flirts with a waitress.
(c) He gets into a fight.
(d) She is not there.

11. How does the narrator afford the gifts he buys for the Swanns in "Mme Swann at Home"?
(a) He finds a part-time job.
(b) He sells his old toys.
(c) He sells his aunt's things.
(d) He sells his father's collectables.

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

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

14. Which day of the week is dinner served early at Combray?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

15. What does Bergotte say about Berma in "Mme. Swann at Home"?
(a) He praises her.
(b) He won't speak of her.
(c) He makes fun of her.
(d) He feels sorry for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Swann leave behind the first time he visits Odette's house?

2. In "Combray," what writer does M. Swann know?

3. What makes the Verdurins finally disapprove of Swann in "Swann In Love"?

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

5. Where is Combray?

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