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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was a brief bulletin written about a boy Proust knew murdering his mother?
(a) January 1907.
(b) January 1909.
(c) February 1907.
(d) January 1917.

2. What did Proust do in response to the newspaper article about the young boy who murdered his mom?
(a) Petitioned against snippet articles.
(b) Protested against articles like that.
(c) Wrote a 6 page article on the incident.
(d) Wrote a 5 page article on the incident.

3. What was the artist Proust wanted the young boy to become acquainted with paint?
(a) Still-life renderings.
(b) People.
(c) Water lillies.
(d) Night skies.

4. How long is one sentence of Proust's in "In Search of Lost Time"?
(a) 4 and a half meters.
(b) 5 meters.
(c) 4 meters.
(d) 3 meters.

5. What is Pensees?
(a) A well known book of recipes.
(b) A book about music.
(c) A well known book of aphorisms.
(d) A book about a man, Eric Pensees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Proust's impressionist-like painter among his characters in "In Search of Lost Time"?

2. How did Proust feel in response to the article about the boy murdering his mother?

3. What was the name of the comedy troupe that aimed to find the most succinct summary of Proust's work?

4. What does Proust argue people are not doing when they use trite and cliched expressions?

5. What does the reality of people's life often not match in the perception of their life?

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