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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Proust urge his readers to focus on?
(a) The future.
(b) History.
(c) The past.
(d) The present.

3. What is the finger placing ability, according to De Botton?
(a) The ability to point in any direction and find comfort in it.
(b) The ability to understand the power of knowledge.
(c) Being able to locate where you know something or someone.
(d) An increase in our own perceptive powers to discover something in us from our reading.

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

5. How old was Proust when he died?
(a) 51 years old.
(b) 41 years old.
(c) 65 years old.
(d) 53 years old.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the name of the comedy troupe that aimed to find the most succinct summary of Proust's work?

5. How did Proust respond to the Impressionist art movement?

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