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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years was Proust a librarian for Mazarine library?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 6 years.

2. Why would Proust sometimes examine a mundane train timetable?
(a) To keep learning.
(b) To keep his brain active.
(c) To fall asleep.
(d) To go crosseyed.

3. What did Proust write in response to Ruskin's death?
(a) A poem.
(b) A story.
(c) A eulogy and a few essays.
(d) An essay.

4. What is Proust's narrator suddenly filled with after he eats some cake in "In Search of Lost Time"?
(a) Motivation.
(b) Zest and energy.
(c) Passion.
(d) Compassion.

5. Who was the artist of Old Man and the Boy?
(a) Domenico Ghirlandio.
(b) Domnico Ghirland.
(c) Garland Domenion.
(d) Ghirlandiouso.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would great stories of literature become boring?

2. Who rejected the story about the unsatisfied young boy from being published?

3. What should love always involve according to Proust?

4. What is the frequent problem with love according to Proust?

5. What list does Proust develop at the end of Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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