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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Proust die from?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A cold.
(c) A headache.
(d) Cancer.

3. What was Proust's father's name?
(a) Dr. Adrien Proust.
(b) Mr. Adrien Proust.
(c) Dr. A. A. Proust.
(d) Dr. Adrian E. Prouste.

4. What did Proust refuse from the doctors on his deathbed?
(a) Medication.
(b) Diagnosis.
(c) Being seen by one.
(d) To talk to them.

5. According to the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel" what did Proust hate?
(a) Writing.
(b) People.
(c) Museum crowds.
(d) Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years was Proust a librarian for Mazarine library?

2. What did Proust do in response to the newspaper article about the young boy who murdered his mom?

3. What does Proust find the newspaper reduces murders, tragedies, and the whole human experience to?

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

5. What city's newspaper does De Botton analyze at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?

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