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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. What was Proust's mother like?

2. How many months later did Proust die after responding to the newspaper's poll?

3. What did Proust repress in his life?

4. What type of physical attacks did Proust have growing up?

5. How many years was Proust a librarian for Mazarine library?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Proust's sexuality like?

2. What did Proust argue was most couple's problem falling out of love?

3. How did Proust feel humans would react to having the knowledge of when the end of the world is?

4. What are the dangers of reading?

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

6. Why was it fitting that Proust became a writer?

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

8. What was Proust's problem and difficulty with friendship?

9. Who is John Ruskin?

10. What does Proust urge his readers to focus their mind on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and explain Proust's own attitude about reading and the way he sees it affect readers.

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