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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the main character feel about his mother when he was a child?
(a) He was afraid of her.
(b) He hated her.
(c) He was confused by her.
(d) He adored her.

2. How did the main character describe Swann?
(a) Worldly.
(b) Fascinating.
(c) Knowledgeable.
(d) Distinguished.

3. Why did the main character hate when there were guests at his house?
(a) They took up his mother's time.
(b) They used his bedroom.
(c) They drank his whiskey.
(d) They mocked his small stature.

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

5. What did the main character say he was surrounded by as a child?
(a) Celebrities.
(b) Servants.
(c) Children.
(d) Adults.

6. What is the name of Charles' daughter?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Gilberte.
(c) Gina.
(d) Gerta.

7. Who was the narrator forbidden to see in Combray?
(a) Cousin William.
(b) Uncle Adolphe.
(c) Charles.
(d) Gilberte.

8. What was the owner of the Combray house obsessed with?
(a) Her imaginary illnesses.
(b) His trust fund.
(c) The townspeople.
(d) His mistress.

9. What reminded the narrator of Paris while he was in Combray?
(a) Charles's house.
(b) Gloria.
(c) The theater.
(d) Dinner parties.

10. Why was the bad treatment to Swann ironic?
(a) He was rude to them as well.
(b) He was higher class.
(c) He enjoyed his time there.
(d) He was a good man.

11. Where did the main character's family go on vacations?
(a) Marseilles.
(b) Combray.
(c) Paris.
(d) Versailles.

12. What did the narrator say he never did lightly?
(a) Confided in others.
(b) Expressed himself.
(c) Read.
(d) Loved.

13. What was the main feature of the aunt's room in the house in Combray?
(a) A gothic bed-set.
(b) A large window.
(c) A great mirror.
(d) A large wardrobe.

14. How did the narrator feel about Charles' daughter?
(a) He was nervous around her.
(b) He was afraid of her.
(c) He was enraptured with her.
(d) He did not like her at all.

15. What is the main character in this book called?
(a) The Boy.
(b) The Narrator.
(c) The Main Character.
(d) The Hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which family member incited the most fear in the main character when he was a boy?

2. How did the narrator feel when he was in Combray?

3. What did the main character like to listen to as a child?

4. What did the narrator's aunt do during her days in Combray?

5. What season did the main character's family take vacations?

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