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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 stopped liking Swann after Odette rejected him?
(a) Paul.
(b) Bergotte.
(c) The Verdurins.
(d) The narrator.

2. Who was the head maid at the house on Combray?
(a) Eulalie.
(b) Francine.
(c) Francois.
(d) Emily.

3. What did the Verdurins like to do?
(a) Judge others.
(b) Travel the world.
(c) Play with their tight group of friends.
(d) Be seen in public places.

4. How does the narrator want to plan his travels?
(a) He wants his mother's ghost to lead him.
(b) He wants the train to take him where it will.
(c) He wants women to tell him where to go.
(d) He wants to drift at sea until ports are found.

5. How did the narrator feel about Combray?
(a) He loved it.
(b) He was afraid of it.
(c) He endured it.
(d) He hated it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Swann told to bring with him on each visit to the family?

2. What is the main character in this book called?

3. What about Gilberte did the narrator hope to make a union with?

4. What did Odette invite Swann to when they first met?

5. How did the narrator learn all he could about Gilberte?

(see the answer key)

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