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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did Proust NOT say about friendship?
(a) It was needed.
(b) It was a farce.
(c) It was a lie.
(d) It was a foolish sacrifice.

2. What did Proust believe about painters?
(a) They had the ability to move its viewer.
(b) They were needed in society.
(c) They were talented.
(d) They had the ability to open our eyes.

3. What did Proust himself endlessly do in his writing?
(a) Rewrote his works.
(b) Proofread his works.
(c) Wrote in multiple languages.
(d) Revised his works.

4. Which of the following did the thoroughly unhappy young man Proust wrote about NOT desire?
(a) Cathedrals.
(b) Traveling the world.
(c) Love.
(d) Grand places.

5. Why is the narrator upset about the way the beach house is in Proust's story?
(a) The reality did not match his image.
(b) He wanted solitude.
(c) The reality was exactly like his image.
(d) He wasn't.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator in "In Search of Lost Time" become enamored with?

2. What Impressionist artist does De Botton mention?

3. What did Proust see in his friends?

4. How did Proust act with his friends?

5. What did some of Proust's friends term Proust's over affection and fawning nature?

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