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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 "Place-Names: The Place, Part II," how does the narrator feel when he runs into Bloch with Saint-Loup?
(a) Ill.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Proud.
(d) Embarrassed.

2. Why do the narrator and his family move into Hotel de Guermantes?
(a) To be closer to the Guermantes.
(b) The narrator gets a new job.
(c) They run low on money.
(d) His grandmother is sick.

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

4. What does Albertine give the narrator as a gift when she returns from visiting her aunt?
(a) A pencil case.
(b) A card.
(c) A book.
(d) Cuff links.

5. How does the narrator describe Bloch's manners in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?
(a) Good.
(b) Developing.
(c) Bad.
(d) Changing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alix think of Mme. de Villeparisis's picture of the Duchesse?

2. What does the narrator give Albertine the first time he meets her?

3. What body part is affected by the narrator's grandmother's illness in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

4. While in Balbec, what does the narrator offer a local girl who delivers a note for him?

5. In Balbec, what do some of the ladies at the hotel doubt about the Marquis and the Princess?

Short Essay Questions

1. What treatments are recommended for the grandmother in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

2. What happens when Saint-Loup's mother arrives at Mme. de Villeparisis's party?

3. What happens in "Guermantes Way, Part I" when the narrator's grandmother becomes ill?

4. How does Francoise act during the grandmother's illness?

5. While in Balbec, what upsets the narrator about running into the Marquise de Villeparisis?

6. Which of Elstir's paintings catches the attention of the narrator in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?

7. In "Place-Names: The Place, Part II," how does the narrator interact with the local Balbec girls?

8. How does M. de Charlus feel about the narrator's grandmother in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

9. What happens when Mme. Swann arrives at Mme. de Villeparisis's party?

10. What happens the first time the narrator meets Marquise Robert de Saint-Loup?

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