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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Proust compare the moon to in one of his famous metaphors?
(a) An actor.
(b) Religion.
(c) A child.
(d) A woman.

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

3. Who is the unhappy young boy a reflection of in "In Search of Lost Time"?
(a) The narrator.
(b) De Botton.
(c) Albertine.
(d) Gregh.

4. What does Proust believe a life examined is?
(a) A life worthless.
(b) A waste of time.
(c) Essential to everyone.
(d) A life well lived.

5. What Impressionist artist does De Botton mention?
(a) Pablo Picasso.
(b) Henry Matisse.
(c) Claude de Monet.
(d) Degas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shows the narrator paintings of ordinary things, forcing the narrator to appreciate the simplicity in them?

2. What image does Proust's narrator have of the beach house he goes to in "In Search of Lost Time"?

3. How did Proust act when he was around different types of people?

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

5. What does Aunt Leonie daydream about?

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