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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Proust argue people are not doing when they use trite and cliched expressions?

2. What did Proust say about people when they used tried sayings?

3. What is Proust's narrator suddenly filled with after he eats some cake in "In Search of Lost Time"?

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

5. What does Proust claim humans too often get upset at unnecessarily?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain and discuss how Proust demonstrates the ability to release his true opinions about his friends without ever even saying a word about or to them.

Essay Topic 2

Explain what the Marquis de Lau Pehomenon is and how MLP is beneficial.

Essay Topic 3

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

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