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