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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Paradise Lost, pgs. 309-349.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miller writes in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 7 that Americans worship _____ and tell others that they do not know how to live.
(a) Materialism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Abundance.
(d) Oil.

2. What astrological sign is Henry Miller?
(a) Gemini.
(b) Capricorn.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Taurus.

3. Who leaves the obnoxious astrologer in Miller's care in Paris?
(a) Janina Miller.
(b) Anais Nin.
(c) Elizabeth Miller.
(d) Jean Wharton.

4. What denomination of preacher is Miller's favorite bootblack in Monterey?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Presbyterian.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Pentecostal.

5. Moricand gives Miller a precious copy of what?
(a) Balzac's Metamorphosis.
(b) Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
(c) Balzac's Seraphita.
(d) Finnegan's Wake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How had Doner supported himself in southern Europe?

2. Miller writes in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 10 that normal children are natural what?

3. Who penned The Keys to the Apocalypse?

4. Which author is a Russian at heart and cannot find a publisher for his novel, The Falling Asleep?

5. Where does Miller send Chama when he runs out of stories in an urban setting?

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