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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator in "In Search of Lost Time" become enamored with?

2. Who is Proust's impressionist-like painter among his characters in "In Search of Lost Time"?

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

4. Who was an editor who also wrote a piece about a composer George Bizet?

5. What did Proust believe about painters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and explain what important information the reader gains about Proust from learning about the details of his relationship with his father.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Proust to his father, Dr. Adrien Proust and how they were similar and different.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Proust viewed cliched and trite expressions and why he feels as strongly as he does about them.

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