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