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