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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many months later did Proust die after responding to the newspaper's poll?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 5 months.

2. What was Proust's father's occupation?
(a) He was a lawyer.
(b) He was a doctor.
(c) He was a writer.
(d) He was a teacher.

3. Who is Marquis de Lau?
(a) A well known figure in Spain.
(b) A well known figure in Paris.
(c) A friend of Proust's.
(d) A well known figure in Rome.

4. What was Proust allergic to?
(a) Soap.
(b) Cologne.
(c) Soap and shaving cream.
(d) Cologne and soap.

5. What did Proust's mother's actions cause Proust to do?
(a) Be clingy and helpless.
(b) Be annoying.
(c) Be loving.
(d) Be insecure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did one person claim they would play in response to the newspaper's question?

2. What was Proust's life filled with?

3. What was the title of Proust's novel that gave him international acclaim?

4. Who is Kate?

5. What was Proust's father in particularly concerned with?

(see the answer key)

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