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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Swann consider after hearing a song played on the piano at the Verdurin's?

2. What happens when Swann takes Odette on vacation in "Swann In Love"?

3. What religion does Blotch practice?

4. When does the narrator send his mother a note in "Overture"?

5. When did the narrator visit Combray?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does the narrator feel about Bergotte?

8. What does Gilberte do in "Place-Names" that makes the narrator think she might like him?

9. As a young boy how did the narrator spend his time before and after dinner?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator struggles with his career as a writer in this novel, receiving advice from friends, family, and even the famous author, Bergotte. Describe the narrator's relationship with his writing and how it develops throughout the novel. How does the narrator's art of writing compare with the art of other characters? What does this mean in a novel considered to be semi-autobiographical?

Essay Topic 2

How is Paris a character in this novel? How do the characters respond to the city of Paris? What does Paris represent and embody? How does going to Paris and leaving Paris help to develop the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What role does the military play in this novel? How do the characters feel toward the military? How is it significant that Saint-Loup is in the military? What does the military and military action represent in this novel.

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