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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. What did the narrator realize when Gilberte stopped playing with him?
(a) She got scared away by his eagerness.
(b) He had never really loved her, just the idea of her.
(c) He put more importance on the friendship than she did.
(d) She had been told to avoid him.

2. Who did Odette mostly work for?
(a) Older gentlemen.
(b) Children.
(c) Poor farmers.
(d) Politicians.

3. What did Swann give Odette, hoping to get her back?
(a) A poem.
(b) A train ticket.
(c) Jewelery.
(d) Money.

4. Where did the narrator's governess take him on walks?
(a) By the river.
(b) Through a park.
(c) Through the market.
(d) By museums.

5. How did Swann feel when he was rejected by Swann?
(a) He was relieved.
(b) He was indifferent.
(c) He was devastated.
(d) He was angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator learn all he could about Gilberte?

2. How does the narrator describe his life at the time of the death of a family member?

3. Who did Swann's feeling for Odette remind the narrator of?

4. What did Swann try to avoid after being rejected by Odette?

5. Why did Odette keep limited contact with Swann after she rejected him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the nucleus?

2. How does the novel end?

3. What does the narrator compare his style of living to?

4. What kind of relationship did the narrator imagine existed between him and Gilberte?

5. What did Odette ask for that Swann refused to give to her?

6. What do thoughts of Balbec remind the narrator of?

7. What does the narrator say at the beginning of his story about Odette and Swann?

8. Why did the narrator think his life mirrored Swann's life?

9. What did Swann do after Odette rejected him?

10. What was Swann doing with his life before he met Odette?

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