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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator start doing after he met Charles' daughter?
(a) Living a life parallel to hers.
(b) Avoided all places she might be.
(c) Became good friends with Charles again.
(d) Wrote about his feelings for her.

2. What is Swann's first name?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Charles.
(c) Thayne.
(d) Christopher.

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

4. What was the main character protective of as a young boy?
(a) His clothing.
(b) His identity.
(c) His money.
(d) His family.

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

6. What was Swann told to bring with him on each visit to the family?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Vegetables.

7. What does the main character do as an adult when he can't sleep?
(a) Drinks some whiskey.
(b) Thinks of all the places he has been.
(c) Walks the streets.
(d) Writes in his journal.

8. Where would the main character listen to something he loved as a child?
(a) The train depot.
(b) His grandmother's house.
(c) The church.
(d) His home.

9. What were Swann's visits to the main character's family a source of?
(a) All of these.
(b) Sociability.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Information.

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

11. What about Swann did the main character's family talk about?
(a) His reputation.
(b) His clothing.
(c) His art collection.
(d) All of these.

12. What holiday did the narrator talk about at the beginning of 'Combray'?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

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

14. How did the owner of the Combray house keep abreast of the goings on in the town?
(a) All of these.
(b) Getting gossip.
(c) Watching out the window.
(d) Reading the paper.

15. Who in the family was the most rude to Swann?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Mama.
(d) Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator say Eulalie was good at?

2. What reminded the narrator of Paris while he was in Combray?

3. What did the narrator say dominated the town of Combray?

4. Where did the main character's family go on vacations?

5. What happened after the main character sent a note about needing his mother?

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