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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 does "La Flagorneur" mean in English?

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

4. Why is the narrator upset about the way the beach house is in Proust's story?

5. What was the name of Proust's friend in which he wrote a mean and berating letter that he never sent and another full of praise that he did send?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and explain the reasons Proust gives for humans falling in and out of love.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe Proust's writing style and the effect it had on other forms of art.

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