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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does De Botton coin the term of reader's seeing themselves in works of fiction as?
(a) MLB.
(b) The self Marquis scene.
(c) MFP.
(d) The Marquis de Lau Phenomenon.

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

3. What city's newspaper does De Botton analyze at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?
(a) Rome.
(b) Milan.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

4. What was the name of the comedy troupe that aimed to find the most succinct summary of Proust's work?
(a) Ponty Mython.
(b) Money Pyton.
(c) Montey P.
(d) Monty Python.

5. How many books did Proust's father publish?
(a) 34.
(b) 32.
(c) 35.
(d) 43.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Proust's main passions?

2. What would Proust write to his mother and tell her about?

3. What was Proust's life filled with?

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

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

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