2. Which of the following people were not mentioned to have responded to the newspaper's poll?
(a) Berthe Bovy
(b) Madame Fraya.
(c) Henri Bordeaux.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

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

4. Who is Kate?
(a) De Botton's girlfriend.
(b) Proust's girlfriend.
(c) De Botton's sister.
(d) Proust's mother.

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

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

7. How many meals a day did Proust have?
(a) 4 small ones.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

9. What was Proust's mother like?
(a) Overbearing.
(b) Funny.
(c) Absent.
(d) Protective.

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

11. Why would Proust sometimes examine a mundane train timetable?
(a) To keep his brain active.
(b) To fall asleep.
(c) To keep learning.
(d) To go crosseyed.

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

13. What does De Botton reason at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?
(a) Love is the driving force between all people.
(b) There are plenty of things humans should be unhappy about.
(c) Lust isthe driving force between all people.
(d) There are plenty of things humans should be happy about.

14. How many years was Proust a librarian for Mazarine library?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 6 years.

15. How long is one sentence of Proust's in "In Search of Lost Time"?
(a) 3 meters.
(b) 4 meters.
(c) 5 meters.
(d) 4 and a half meters.