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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. Why would Proust sometimes examine a mundane train timetable?

2. What is the finger placing ability, according to De Botton?

3. Who was the artist of Old Man and the Boy?

4. What would Proust probe the train timetable for?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe De Botton's MLP moment with Proust's character Albertine from "In Search of Lost Time".

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

4. What did Proust see the purpose of great writer's is?

5. How did Proust respond to the newspaper article about the young boy who murdered his mother?

6. Describe Proust's opinion of newspapers.

7. Describe how Proust thought art should be critiqued.

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

9. How does De Botton believe Proust felt about his father?

10. Who is Henri van Blarenberghe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe the solutions Proust gives to lovers to have a successful relationship. What irony exists between Proust's life and his advice on relationships?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain and discuss how Proust demonstrates the ability to release his true opinions about his friends without ever even saying a word about or to them.

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