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

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

3. What art does M. Vinteuil dabble in?
(a) Oil painting.
(b) Music composition.
(c) Writing.
(d) Sculpture.

4. What does Swann leave behind the first time he visits Odette's house?
(a) His keys.
(b) A pair of cuff links.
(c) His jacket.
(d) A cigarette case.

5. Who thinks that the narrator should be allowed time to play outside as a boy?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Place-Names," why does Gilberte tell the narrator she won't be around for long?

2. In "Place-Names," what does Gilberte buy the narrator so he can remember her?

3. In "Place-Names," how does the narrator feel the day M. Swann picks up Gilberte from playing?

4. How does the narrator afford the gifts he buys for the Swanns in "Mme Swann at Home"?

5. What disappoints the narrator when he finally meets Bergotte?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens the first time the narrator meets Bergotte?

3. What does M. Vinteuil do with his compositions in "Combray" that the narrator finds funny?

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

5. In "Overture," when M. Swann comes for dinner, what ploy for his mother's attention does the narrator devise?

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

7. How does the narrator feel about Bergotte?

8. How does the narrator's grandmother start a fight with her family in "Overture"?

9. In "Overture," how does the narrator describe his sleep?

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

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