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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did the main character grow up?
(a) Marseilles.
(b) Paris.
(c) Cambry.
(d) Versailles.

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

4. Who owned the house in Combray?
(a) Cousin William.
(b) Uncle Adolphe.
(c) The Great Aunt.
(d) Grandmother.

5. What expanded as the narrator walked in Combray?
(a) His desire.
(b) His love for Mama.
(c) His dreams.
(d) His imagination.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the main character think bedrooms were supposed to feel?

2. Who introduced Swann to the main character's family?

3. Who did the main character say was a shadow of his mother?

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

5. Why was the narrator forbidden from seeing someone in Combray?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Eulalie, and what did she do for the narrator's family?

2. What did Great Aunt suffer from?

3. What did the narrator do after reading one book by Bergotte?

4. Why was the way Grandmother treated Charles Swann so ironic?

5. How did Mama treat Francois in Combray?

6. What does the narrator choose to do at the beginning of the book, as an adult, when he can not sleep?

7. What does this book consist of?

8. What was the narrator very protective of as a young boy?

9. What were the streets in Combray named after?

10. Why was Great Aunt always happy when the narrator's family would visit her?

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