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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Overture," what does the narrator say has "intellectual profit"?
(a) His father's speeches.
(b) His grandfather's jokes.
(c) His mother's writing.
(d) His grandmother's gifts.

2. When does the narrator say his mother did not kiss him goodnight as a small child?
(a) When it was raining.
(b) When his father was late.
(c) When she had guests.
(d) When he had gotten in trouble.

3. In "Place-Names," why does Gilberte tell the narrator she won't be around for long?
(a) She is starting a new school.
(b) The holidays require travel.
(c) She found a new set of friends.
(d) Her family is moving.

4. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator feel the day M. Swann picks up Gilberte from playing?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Excited.
(c) Upset.
(d) Impressed.

5. In "Swann In Love," who does Swann refuse a dinner invitation from?
(a) Odette.
(b) Vinteuil.
(c) Uncle Adolphe.
(d) Princesse de Guermantes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Swann In Love," what does Swann say he is studying whenever he is with Odette?

2. How does Mme. Swann tell the narrator secrets in a way that confuses him?

3. What does Swann come to realize about his relationship with Odette at the end of "Swann In Love"?

4. What does Bergotte say about Berma in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Mme. Swann at Home," how does the narrator feel about his relationship with Gilberte?

2. What does the anonymous letter Swann receives at the end of "Swann In Love" say?

3. What ends Swann's relationship with Uncle Adolphe?

4. How does the narrator feel about Bergotte?

5. Why is the narrator not allowed to return to Champs-Elysees?

6. What does Gilberte do in "Place-Names" that makes the narrator think she is indifferent towards him?

7. In "Place-Names," what does the narrator say has changed about his faith since his childhood?

8. What happens the night Odette tells Swann she isn't feeling well and sends him home early?

9. In "Mme. Swann at Home," what happens to the narrator's writing?

10. What happens on New Year's Even in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

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