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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened where Proust went to with his father as a child?
(a) He was great art.
(b) He was unable to perform.
(c) He caught a foul ball.
(d) He was trapeeze.

2. Who is Aunt Leonie?
(a) Proust's aunt.
(b) De Botton's aunt.
(c) One of Proust's characters in "In Search of Lost Time".
(d) An author.

3. What did Proust see in his friends?
(a) Their faults.
(b) Their negativity.
(c) Their positivity.
(d) Nothing.

4. How did Proust not practice what he preached in the message of "In Search of Lost Time"?
(a) He was an extravagant person.
(b) He hated simple things.
(c) He did not like ordinary.
(d) He was blind to ordinary things.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the "Lover and the Doctor"?

2. What did Proust give as an example of people becoming unsatisfied at something they grew used to?

3. How did Proust act when he was around different types of people?

4. What did Proust himself have a wide variety of?

5. What does Proust reason humans as creatures of habit develop towards their lovers?

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