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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the rage of all aristocratic circles in the early 20th century?
(a) Collecting art.
(b) Appreciating art.
(c) Knowledge and interest of art.
(d) Going to art shows.

2. What does Proust's comparison of the moon show in comparison to the the author of "The Lover and the Doctor"?
(a) Proust's is more lengthy and descriptive.
(b) Proust's is less vivid.
(c) Proust's is a more genuine expression.
(d) They are the same.

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

4. Who is Proust's impressionist-like painter among his characters in "In Search of Lost Time"?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Elister.
(d) Elstir.

5. How did Proust respond to the Impressionist art movement?
(a) Indifferently.
(b) Favorably.
(c) He was supportive.
(d) Unfavorably.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did did Proust write the essay about the unsatisfied little boy?

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

3. Who shows the narrator paintings of ordinary things, forcing the narrator to appreciate the simplicity in them?

4. What does "La Flagorneur" mean in English?

5. What does Proust's narrator in "In Search of Lost Time" realize about the beach house?

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