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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main character protective of as a young boy?

2. What about Swann did the main character's family talk about?

3. What country is Combray in?

4. What was the main character obessed with?

5. How did the narrator describe his walks through Combray?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Charles Swann become connected with the narrator's family?

2. What did the main character hate about going to bed as a boy?

3. What did the narrator look at when he began studying art?

4. What was intriguing to the narrator about Charles Swann?

5. Why was the narrator forbidden from going to his Uncle Adolphe's house?

6. How did the narrator fill his days in Combray?

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

8. Why did the narrator hate to have house guests when he was a child?

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

10. How did the narrator differ from other boys his age?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many characters in this book are forced to sacrifice much in order to obtain their goals. Who are some of these characters and how did their sacrifices affect the other characters around them? Were these sacrifices worth the reward? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Maturity is a theme presented in a number of places and is manifested in a number of ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 3

Training and education are topics of discussion in this book. Where do these topics appear in this book, and what effect do they have on the characters involved in those scenes?

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