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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. How did the main character meet Swann?
(a) He was his father's employer.
(b) He was a family friend.
(c) He was an uncle.
(d) He was his father's employee.

2. How long did Swann stand in the rain watching Odette one night?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 3 hours.

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

4. What did Swann send to Odette after he was rejected?
(a) Some of her belongings.
(b) A portrait of her.
(c) Money and gifts.
(d) The gifts she gave him.

5. How did the narrator feel when he was in Combray?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Happy.
(d) Moody.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator compare works of art to in Combray?

2. How did Swann spend his time in Paris?

3. Who did the main character send a note to about needing his mother?

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

5. What makes the narrator feel life and pleasure?

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