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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years had it been since Proust visited the Louvre when he responded to the newspaper's poll?

2. How long is one sentence of Proust's in "In Search of Lost Time"?

3. What did Proust do in response to the newspaper article about the young boy who murdered his mom?

4. What was Proust's father's name?

5. How many books did Proust's father publish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Proust say about conversation?

2. What is the main component of Proust's work "In Search of Lost Time"?

3. What is Proust's overall point in his opinion on abbreviation?

4. Describe how Proust ultimately released the way he truly felt about his friends.

5. How did Proust's friends feel about Proust's relationship with his mother?

6. Describe Proust's mother.

7. Describe how Proust's friends think of him according to the quotes in Chapter 6.

8. Describe the quote De Botton begins Chapter 1 with.

9. What was Proust's father like?

10. Describe Proust's childhood experience at the brothel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the real artist Jean-Baptiste Chardin to Proust's fictional character, Elstir, in "In Search of Lost Time".

Essay Topic 3

Explain and describe how it is congruent with Proust's character for him to appreciate and value Impressionist art.

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