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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the main character surrounded by certain people as a child?
(a) He was an only child.
(b) He hated adults.
(c) His parents were very busy.
(d) His parents were very rich.

2. Who introduced Swann to the main character's family?
(a) Mama.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Uncle.

3. What did the narrator's aunt do during her days in Combray?
(a) Visit townspeople.
(b) Look out her window.
(c) Write.
(d) Ignore her husband's mistress.

4. How did the narrator travel to get to Combray?
(a) Carriage.
(b) Car.
(c) Boat.
(d) Train.

5. What never varied while the narrator was in Combray?
(a) The menu.
(b) His mother's headaches.
(c) His aunt's routine.
(d) The church bells.

6. Who discussed the narrator's favorite author with him?
(a) Swann.
(b) Uncle Adolphe.
(c) Bergotte.
(d) Mama.

7. What did the narrator become interested in while in Combray?
(a) The ball fields.
(b) The library.
(c) The theater.
(d) The opera.

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

9. What was Bergotte's occupation?
(a) Editor.
(b) Author.
(c) Stage manager.
(d) Actor.

10. Why did the main character hate to sleep when he was a child?
(a) He had bad dreams.
(b) He felt like it wasted time.
(c) He didn't like the dark.
(d) He missed his mother.

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

12. How did the narrator meet Eulalie?
(a) She was his uncle's mistress.
(b) She was the maid at the Combray house.
(c) She walked the same route in Combray.
(d) She was friends with his aunt.

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

14. How many rooms of the house in Combray were used by the owner?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

15. What did the main character have depressing thoughts about at the beginning of the book?
(a) Moving from his home.
(b) Scary women.
(c) Lonely people.
(d) Watching a storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main character's uncle's name?

2. What did the narrator like NOT doing while in Combray?

3. Who did the narrator walk with in Combray?

4. Who in the family was the most rude to Swann?

5. What did the main character say he was surrounded by as a child?

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