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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Proust's father's occupation?
(a) He was a lawyer.
(b) He was a teacher.
(c) He was a doctor.
(d) He was a writer.

2. What did Proust die from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A cold.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) A headache.

3. Who is the unhappy young boy a reflection of in "In Search of Lost Time"?
(a) Gregh.
(b) De Botton.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Albertine.

4. What were Proust's main passions?
(a) Writing and reading.
(b) Reading and analyzing.
(c) Literature and writing.
(d) Law and medicine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Proust compare the moon to in one of his famous metaphors?

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

3. What language did Proust translate Ruskin's work into?

4. What is Pensees?

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

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