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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. Where was Swann when he stood in the rain watching Odette?

2. What did the Verdurins like to do?

3. Who invited the narrator to join the group that Gilberte was in?

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

5. Who hired spies to follow Odette?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the Verdurins and what did they do?

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

3. Why did Odette begin to avoid Swann?

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

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

6. What did the narrator do in an effort to see Gilberts again?

7. What did Swann realize after standing in the rain watching Odette one night?

8. How does the novel end?

9. What did the narrator say Swann's relationship with Odette reminded him of and why?

10. What was Odette's occupation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the relationship between the narrator and his mother affect his life and personality?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how did they work together to propel the plot of the book?

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