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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an artist's role in the judgment of art?

2. What were Proust's main passions?

3. How old was Proust when his attacks began?

4. Where does Proust suggest people would travel to in his response to the newspaper's poll?

5. Who did Proust tell that he wanted his book to do for people what his father did for people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Proust say about conversation?

2. What does Proust urge his readers to focus their mind on?

3. What was Proust's father like?

4. What was Proust's passion?

5. How was Proust affected by Ruskin?

6. How did Proust behave around his friends?

7. How did Proust respond to the newspaper article about the young boy who murdered his mother?

8. Describe the subject of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?

9. What is the Marquis de Lau Phenomenon?

10. What question is asked in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the real artist Jean-Baptiste Chardin to Proust's fictional character, Elstir, in "In Search of Lost Time".

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss Proust's relationship with his mother and how his relationship with her affected his life greatly.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Proust's quotes on friendship and the quotes Proust's friends say about Proust as a friend. Consider what insight this gives the reader about Proust.

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