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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What grew in Odette after she rejected Swann?
(a) Her love.
(b) Her happiness.
(c) Her confidence.
(d) Her beauty.

2. What was the narrator obsessed with before he fell in love with Gilberte?
(a) Art.
(b) Plays.
(c) Architecture.
(d) Money.

3. Where did Swann meet Odette?
(a) Combray.
(b) Paris.
(c) Marseilles.
(d) Versailles.

4. What about Gilberte did the narrator hope to make a union with?
(a) Her mind.
(b) All of these.
(c) Her dreams.
(d) Her body.

5. What was Odette's occupation?
(a) Escort.
(b) Model.
(c) Maid.
(d) Writer.

6. Why did Odette keep limited contact with Swann after she rejected him?
(a) So she could be safe from other men.
(b) So he would not love another.
(c) So he would keep loving her.
(d) So she could get the money she needs.

7. How does the narrator describe his life at the time of the death of a family member?
(a) Nerve wracking.
(b) Poignant.
(c) Unexpected.
(d) Depressing.

8. What did Swann try to avoid after being rejected by Odette?
(a) Her judgment.
(b) His wounded ego.
(c) His heart ache.
(d) Her wrath.

9. Where did the narrator see Gilberte for the second time?
(a) A park.
(b) In a market.
(c) By a river.
(d) In a museum.

10. What does the narrator want to taste in different places?
(a) Wine.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Bread.
(d) Chocolate.

11. How does the narrator describe the history of Balbec?
(a) Royal.
(b) Grand.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Tempestuous.

12. Who was with the narrator when he fell in love with Gilberte?
(a) His mother.
(b) His great aunt.
(c) His father.
(d) His governess.

13. How does the narrator want to plan his travels?
(a) He wants his mother's ghost to lead him.
(b) He wants women to tell him where to go.
(c) He wants the train to take him where it will.
(d) He wants to drift at sea until ports are found.

14. What does the narrator think of when describing Balbec?
(a) His childhood.
(b) His future.
(c) His first love.
(d) His vacations.

15. Who stopped liking Swann after Odette rejected him?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The Verdurins.
(c) Paul.
(d) Bergotte.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator when he is writing about Balbec?

2. What does the narrator say filled his life at the end of the book?

3. Why did Odette ask for something after Swann watched her in the rain?

4. Who does the narrator discuss Balbec with?

5. Why did Gilberte stop playing with the narrator?

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