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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Albertine?
(a) Proust's girlfriend.
(b) A character in Proust's book.
(c) Proust's sister.
(d) Proust's mother.

2. How many months later did Proust die after responding to the newspaper's poll?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 7 months.

3. Where does Proust suggest people would travel to in his response to the newspaper's poll?
(a) The Louvre and Rome.
(b) India and China.
(c) China and the Louvre.
(d) The Louvre and India.

4. What list does Proust develop at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) A list of benefits for writing.
(b) A list of benefits for reading.
(c) A list of benefits of MLP.
(d) A list of benefits of MLB.

5. What was Proust's father's occupation?
(a) He was a lawyer.
(b) He was a writer.
(c) He was a teacher.
(d) He was a doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years had it been since Proust visited the Louvre when he responded to the newspaper's poll?

2. What was Proust's father in particularly concerned with?

3. Who wrote Pensees?

4. What does De Botton say to suggest it makes sense for De Botton to become an author?

5. What did Proust's grandfather do?

(see the answer key)

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