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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Gilberte?
(a) Proust's girlfriend.
(b) The woman the narrator in "In Search of Lost Time" becomes enamored with.
(c) De Botton's girlfriend.
(d) Proust's sister.

2. According to the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel" what did Proust hate?
(a) People.
(b) Art.
(c) Writing.
(d) Museum crowds.

3. What did Proust say about people when they used tried sayings?
(a) They lack creativity and authenticity.
(b) They are "superficial articulations" of ideas and experiences.
(c) They are plagiarizing.
(d) They are lazy.

4. What did Proust explain after the article was written about the young boy who murdered his mom.
(a) Henry's state of mind.
(b) Henry's cause of death.
(c) Henri's state of mind.
(d) Henri's cause of death.

5. What did Proust compare the moon to in one of his famous metaphors?
(a) A child.
(b) An actor.
(c) A woman.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books did Proust's father publish?

2. How long is one sentence of Proust's in "In Search of Lost Time"?

3. What was the young man who murdered his mother named?

4. What does De Botton claim humans are most dedicated to at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?

5. What did Proust have a fear of?

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