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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the artist Proust wanted the young boy to become acquainted with paint?
(a) Water lillies.
(b) People.
(c) Still-life renderings.
(d) Night skies.

2. Who did Proust write to in the letter De Botton shares in Chapter 8?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His grandfather,
(d) His grandmother.

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

4. What did Proust strive to find within his writing?
(a) The most perfect writing.
(b) The most perfect storytelling.
(c) The most perfect means of communication.
(d) The most perfect means of expression.

5. How long does it take for the narrator in "In Search of Lost Time" to grow bored with his new interest?
(a) 15 days.
(b) 20 days.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game must lovers continuously play according to Proust?

2. What is the frequent problem with love according to Proust?

3. What did Proust think the young man would find by becoming familiar with the artist's work?

4. Which of the following did Proust NOT use to describe conversation?

5. What image does Proust's narrator have of the beach house he goes to in "In Search of Lost Time"?

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