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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Proust use to find his power of manipulation?
(a) His perception.
(b) His wealth.
(c) His reading.
(d) His intellect.

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

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

4. What would Proust write to his mother and tell her about?
(a) His most recent friendship.
(b) His last writing.
(c) The quality of his stool.
(d) His latest girlfriend.

5. How would great stories of literature become boring?
(a) If they did not include romance.
(b) If they omitted details and left only facts.
(c) If they did not include violence.
(d) If they were reduced to one sentence sound bites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Proust repress in his life?

2. What did Proust's grandfather do?

3. What was Proust allergic to?

4. What type of physical attacks did Proust have growing up?

5. How does De Botton believe Proust felt about his father?

(see the answer key)

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