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