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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Place-Names: The Name.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the narrator sometimes see when he made efforts to meet Gilberte when she stopped playing with him?
(a) William.
(b) Odette.
(c) Charles.
(d) Francoise.

2. What calmed the main character's nighttime fears as a child?
(a) The sound of wind.
(b) His mother's kisses.
(c) A dim candle.
(d) A special song.

3. Where did the narrator see Gilberte for the second time?
(a) A park.
(b) By a river.
(c) In a museum.
(d) In a market.

4. What did Swann imagine as he watched Odette while standing in the rain?
(a) Killing her.
(b) Making love to her.
(c) Marrying her.
(d) Her with other lovers.

5. What did the narrator compare works of art to in Combray?
(a) The people in Combray.
(b) All of these.
(c) The landscapes.
(d) His imagination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Swann realize after watching Odette in the rain one night?

2. What does the narrator want to taste in different places?

3. What did the main character wonder about when he was sleeping at the beginning of the book?

4. What did Swann concentrate on when Odette rejected him?

5. How often did the Verdurins like to see their group of friends?

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