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