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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Proust's father's best selling book written for?
(a) Everyone.
(b) Teenage girls.
(c) Teenage boys.
(d) Mothers.

2. Who was the artist of Old Man and the Boy?
(a) Domenico Ghirlandio.
(b) Garland Domenion.
(c) Ghirlandiouso.
(d) Domnico Ghirland.

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

4. Why did Proust respond to the newspaper article about the young boy who murdered his mom?
(a) To tell the entire story.
(b) To give the boy some reasoning for his actions.
(c) To release his own emotions.
(d) To refute the brevity of the first article.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Proust suggest people would travel to in his response to the newspaper's poll?

2. What does De Botton reason at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?

3. What were Proust's main passions?

4. What was the young man who murdered his mother named?

5. Who is Marquis de Lau?

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