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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Proust respond to the Impressionist art movement?

2. What phrase does Proust use to explain one solution of keeping lover's love alive?

3. What does Proust claim humans too often get upset at unnecessarily?

4. Who is Proust's impressionist-like painter among his characters in "In Search of Lost Time"?

5. What happened where Proust went to with his father as a child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain what purpose and benefits Proust argues books serve to humans and their experience in life. Discuss the list of pros and cons he gives to reading.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe Proust's writing style and the effect it had on other forms of art.

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