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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 Albertine's note to the narrator say in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?
(a) It's over.
(b) I love you.
(c) Tell me the truth.
(d) I know what you are doing.

2. What happens when people dine with Mme. de Villeparis in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?
(a) They are escorted home.
(b) They are given lots of money.
(c) Their social status raises.
(d) Their social status decreases.

3. What does Elstir tell the narrator about the group of girls he sees in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?
(a) They are from the university.
(b) They are a band.
(c) They are the daughters of merchants.
(d) They are the nieces of priests.

4. How does Francoise feel about leaving Balbec in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?
(a) She never wants to leave Balbec.
(b) She can't wait to go home.
(c) She wants to travel somewhere else.
(d) She doesn't care what they do.

5. While in Balbec, how does the narrator say he feels when he meets Princesse de Luxembourg?
(a) Astonished.
(b) Belittled.
(c) Charmed.
(d) Tormented.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Bloch's manners in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

2. Why does the narrator's grandmother insist they rest during their trip to Balbec?

3. Who does M. Bloch pretend to know in "Place-Names: The Place, Part II"?

4. Why does the narrator want Saint-Loup to get them a dinner invitation to the Guermantes' in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?

5. In "Guermantes Way, Part I continued," what does the grandmother take for pain?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator feel about the people in Balbec?

2. How does Saint-Loup get along with servants?

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

4. What happens when Bloch accompanies the narrator to see Saint-Loup to his train in "Seascape, with Frieze of Girls"?

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

6. How does the narrator feel before leaving for his trip to Balbec?

7. What does the narrator learn about Bergotte when he visits the grandmother during her illness?

8. What does Francoise do while in Balbec?

9. What does the narrator do the first time he meets Gisele?

10. What happens when the narrator runs into Professor E in "Guermantes Way, Part I continued"?

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