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In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust
Contributed by: Worrall
  • 1. What is the original French title of 'In Search of Lost Time'?
A) Sur la route du temps
B) Le Temps Retrouvé
C) Du Côté de chez Swann
D) À la recherche du temps perdu
  • 2. Who is the narrator of 'In Search of Lost Time'?
A) Albertine
B) Gilberte
C) Charles
D) Marcel
  • 3. What is the name of the first volume of 'In Search of Lost Time'?
A) The Guermantes Way
B) Within a Budding Grove
C) Swann's Way
D) The Past Recaptured
  • 4. What does Marcel ultimately seek to understand throughout the narrative?
A) Artistic fame
B) The nature of time
C) Wealth accumulation
D) Political power
  • 5. What literary technique is most associated with Proust?
A) Stream of consciousness
B) Symbolism
C) Imagery
D) Foreshadowing
  • 6. What does the famous madeleine symbolize?
A) Loss
B) Love
C) Wealth
D) Memory
  • 7. Which volume deals with the topic of the Guermantes family?
A) The Sweetness of Life
B) The Captive
C) The Guermantes Way
D) Within a Budding Grove
  • 8. What is the second volume of the series?
A) Cities of the Plain
B) In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower
C) The Sweetness of Life
D) The Prisoner
  • 9. What is the focus of Marcel's reflections throughout the novel?
A) Political ideology
B) Social class struggles
C) Time and memory
D) Economic theory
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