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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did Proust write his novel that gave him international acclaim?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1913.

2. What do Proust's friends say about Proust in the quotes De Botton gives?
(a) They praise him.
(b) They say he is odd and ill.
(c) They give him kind words.
(d) The bash him.

3. In what year did Proust's father die?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1904.

4. What does Proust's comparison of the moon show in comparison to the the author of "The Lover and the Doctor"?
(a) Proust's is more lengthy and descriptive.
(b) Proust's is a more genuine expression.
(c) Proust's is less vivid.
(d) They are the same.

5. How did Proust's friends react to Proust's relationship with his mother?
(a) They were bothered.
(b) They were uncomfortable.
(c) They did not care.
(d) They were annoyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator upset about the way the beach house is in Proust's story?

2. What was the name of Proust's friend in which he wrote a mean and berating letter that he never sent and another full of praise that he did send?

3. How did Proust succeed in winning friends?

4. What are great author's able to do according to Proust?

5. Who rejected the story about the unsatisfied young boy from being published?

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