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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does De Botton ask after he discusses Proust's father's work?
(a) "How Should We Read"?
(b) "To Read or Not to Read"?
(c) "What are the benefits of reading"?
(d) "If We Should Read"?

2. Why would Proust sometimes examine a mundane train timetable?
(a) To keep learning.
(b) To fall asleep.
(c) To keep his brain active.
(d) To go crosseyed.

3. When did Proust begin to work on his masterpiece?
(a) After he quit working at the library.
(b) When his dad died.
(c) When his mom died.
(d) After both of his parents died.

4. What does De Botton claim humans are most dedicated to at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?
(a) Love.
(b) Unhappiness.
(c) Intellect.
(d) Happiness.

5. What does De Botton say to suggest it makes sense for De Botton to become an author?
(a) He was an English teacher.
(b) He loved books.
(c) He loved to read.
(d) His family was full of writers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Proust's response to the newspaper's poll?

2. What was the title of Proust's father's most successful book?

3. How does De Botton believe Proust felt about his father?

4. What does Proust's description of the Duchesse de Guermantes reminds De Botton of?

5. What question did the newspaper ask its readers that De Botton analyzes?

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