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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would the main character cry when with his extended family?
(a) All of these.
(b) He was very sensitive.
(c) He was very scared.
(d) He was very grateful.

2. Who was the narrator's favorite author?
(a) Bergotte.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Goethe.
(d) Poe.

3. What did the main character say brought Swann to his knees?
(a) Women.
(b) God.
(c) Mama.
(d) Money.

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

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

6. What country is Combray in?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Germany.

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

8. What about the main character was easily bruised as a child?
(a) His arms.
(b) His knees.
(c) His spirit.
(d) His ego.

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

10. Who did the narrator like interacting with in Combray?
(a) Charles.
(b) Fellow scholars.
(c) His uncle.
(d) Common people.

11. Who did the main character send a note to about needing his mother?
(a) His father.
(b) His sister.
(c) The house guest.
(d) The housekeeper.

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

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

14. How did the narrator describe his walks through Combray?
(a) Relaxing.
(b) Ritualistic.
(c) Boring.
(d) Enlightening.

15. What caused Swann to stop coming by the main character's house?
(a) His trickery.
(b) His treatment of the main character.
(c) His choice of wife.
(d) His lost fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say had a deep impact on reality?

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

3. Why was the main character surrounded by certain people as a child?

4. Who did the narrator's family visit in Combray?

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

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