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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Paradise Lost, pgs. 275-309.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Miller go to see reproductions of Turner works?
(a) Janina.
(b) O'Reagan.
(c) Mike Anderson.
(d) O'Neill.

2. Almost how many artists of all sorts come through Big Sur in Henry Miller's twelve years there?
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 200.

3. What is Hieronymus Bosch's most widely known triptych?
(a) The Cave of Pythagorus.
(b) Venus.
(c) The Three Marys.
(d) The Garden of Earthly Delights.

4. How old is Miller's favorite young painter at Big Sur?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

5. According to Miller, the Western home is a _____.
(a) Heaven.
(b) Sanctuary.
(c) Battlefield.
(d) Purgatory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller writes in Part 1, "The Oranges of the Millennium," that he who comes to Big Sur must come with capable hands, a strong heart, and a sense of humor, and expect no _______.

2. In what year does Miller arrive in Big Sur?

3. What astrological sign is Henry Miller?

4. Who leaves the obnoxious astrologer in Miller's care in Paris?

5. Miller asserts that Americans enjoy the highest standard of living but spend more on fighting what than curing serious diseases?

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