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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) 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) Marcel
C) Charles
D) Gilberte
  • 3. What is the name of the first volume of 'In Search of Lost Time'?
A) Within a Budding Grove
B) The Past Recaptured
C) Swann's Way
D) The Guermantes Way
  • 4. What does the famous madeleine symbolize?
A) Memory
B) Love
C) Loss
D) Wealth
  • 5. Which volume deals with the topic of the Guermantes family?
A) The Captive
B) The Sweetness of Life
C) The Guermantes Way
D) Within a Budding Grove
  • 6. What does Marcel ultimately seek to understand throughout the narrative?
A) The nature of time
B) Wealth accumulation
C) Artistic fame
D) Political power
  • 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 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 literary technique is most associated with Proust?
A) Imagery
B) Foreshadowing
C) Stream of consciousness
D) Symbolism
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