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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Proust NOT use to describe conversation?

2. What does Proust's narrator in "In Search of Lost Time" realize about the beach house?

3. Who is Gilberte?

4. What is Proust's narrator suddenly filled with after he eats some cake in "In Search of Lost Time"?

5. According to Proust, what should exist when a lover is being obtained?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and explain how Proust's response to the L'Intransigeant poll contradicted with the way Proust lived his own life.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and explain what important information the reader gains about Proust from learning about the details of his relationship with his father.

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