SparkNotes: Swann's Way: Review Quiz

Marcel's favorite author is

(A) Voltaire

(B) Proust

(C) Bergotte

(D) Flaubert

Which historical figure does Marcel imagine himself to be?

(A) Louis XIV

(B) François I

(C) Boniface de la Mole

(D) Louis XVI

Swann is a

(A) Carpenter

(B) Stockbroker

(C) Priest

(D) Noble

Where does Marcel go for the summer?

(A) Combray

(B) Paris

(C) Balbec

(D) Versailles

With whom does Odette cheat on Swann?

(A) Bergotte

(B) Charlus

(C) Forcheville

(D) Adolphe

Where is Odette from?

(A) England

(B) Nice

(C) Paris

(D) Combray

In which period of French history does the novel take place?

(A) The Old Regime

(B) The Belle Epoque

(C) The Empire

(D) The First Republic

What does Marcel describe when first learning how to write?

(A) The Arc de Triomphe

(B) The Combray church

(C) The Seine

(D) Versailles

How many siblings does Marcel have?

(A) One

(B) Two

(C) None

(D) Four

Who sends Swann the anonymous letter about Odette's infidelities?

(A) Charlus

(B) Marcel

(C) Forcheville

(D) Adolphe

What is Marcel eating when his memory takes him back to Combray?

(A) Spaghetti

(B) A croissant

(C) Ice cream

(D) A madeleine

For what country does Odette leave with Forcheville?

(A) France

(B) England

(C) Italy

(D) Egypt

Who does Odette use to make Swann jealous?

(A) Adolphe

(B) Marcel

(C) Forcheville

(D) Vinteuil

What kind of music is Vinteuil's violin score?

(A) Opera

(B) Sonata

(C) Concerto

(D) Symphony

Whom does Marcel see together while spying?

(A) Vinteuil and Bergotte

(B) Odette and Swann

(C) Vinteuil's daughter and her lover

(D) None of the above

Of what does Léonie die?

(A) Guillotine

(B) Natural causes

(C) Hanging

(D) Loneliness

What play does Odette go see against Swann's wishes?

(A) Candide

(B) La Nuit de Cléopatra

(C) Le Mémorial de Saint-Hélène

(D) Les Misérables

Who does Marcel see with Odette and Charlus?

(A) Gilberte

(B) Swann

(C) Albertine

(D) Napoleon

What color eyes does Gilberte have?

(A) Blue

(B) Green

(C) Brown

(D) Black

When did Proust publish Swann's Way?

(A) 1889

(B) 1913

(C) 1789

(D) 1900

What color does Marcel think Gilberte's eyes are?

(A) Blue

(B) Black

(C) Brown

(D) Green

What helps Swann continue to love Odette?

(A) His stupidity

(B) His memory

(C) His severity

(D) His politeness

Which painter inspired Proust to write like and evoke his paintings?

(A) Degas

(B) Manet

(C) Monet

(D) Botticelli

Which conception of time does Proust utilize in the novel?

(A) Duration

(B) Linear time

(C) Homogeneous time

(D) Relative time