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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Combray.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator lose track of while reading in Combray?
(a) Time.
(b) His money.
(c) The schedule.
(d) His parents.

2. What caused Swann to stop coming by the main character's house?
(a) His trickery.
(b) His treatment of the main character.
(c) His lost fortune.
(d) His choice of wife.

3. Who did the narrator walk with in Combray?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His great aunt.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

4. What was different on Saturdays in Combray than the other days?
(a) Dinner was an hour earlier.
(b) There was only one church meeting.
(c) Eulalie didn't come by.
(d) The markets were open an hour longer.

5. What was the main character obessed with?
(a) His mother.
(b) Swann.
(c) His books.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about the main character was easily bruised as a child?

2. Why would the main character cry when with his extended family?

3. What holiday did the narrator talk about at the beginning of 'Combray'?

4. How did the main character feel about his mother when he was a child?

5. What did the narrator become interested in while in Combray?

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