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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 Gilberte do the first time the narrator sees her?
(a) Hides.
(b) Waves in a friendly way.
(c) Call to her father.
(d) Signals an insult.

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

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

4. Why does Eulalie visit Aunt Leonie every week?
(a) Leonie gives her money.
(b) She buys Leonie's cookies.
(c) She owes Leonie money.
(d) M. Swann encourages her to make friends.

5. In "Place-Names," what does Gilberte buy the narrator so he can remember her?
(a) A comic book.
(b) A marble.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A pair of shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the narrator remember Combray as an adult?

2. What does the narrator buy a picture of for himself at the beginning of the new year in "Mme. Swann at Home"?

3. Who introduces the narrator to whorehouses?

4. What does Uncle Adolphe suggest Swann do to get Odette to love him more?

5. Why does the narrator enjoy the fall in "Place-Names"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Combray," why does the narrator read a lot?

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

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

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

5. How is M. Swann associated with the narrator's family?

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

7. What does the narrator learn about the Swanns when he talks about them with his mother in "Place-Names"?

8. What makes Bergotte see the narrator as an intellectual?

9. What does the narrator do every day at Champs-Elysees in "Place-Names"?

10. What happens when Swann spends time away from Odette in "Swann In Love"?

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