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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Muench practicing who inspires Miller to paint music?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Berlioz.
(c) Ravel.
(d) Bach.

2. Miller writes that in 19__ the U.S. tried to fix the world's problems, but had itself deteriorated.
(a) 21.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 45.

3. Where does the Basque girl go after leaving Big Sur?
(a) Duck Creek, MT.
(b) San Francisco, CA.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) New York, NY.

4. Miller quotes a long passage from whose Travel Diary about the perfection of Japanese women and how Western women fail to imitate them?
(a) Keyserling's.
(b) Walton's.
(c) Myanak's.
(d) Conrad's.

5. Who paints Miller's portrait as he is coming out of depression following his divorce?
(a) Ephraim Doner.
(b) Chaim Doner.
(c) Abraham Schwartz.
(d) Abraham Doner.

6. The adventures of Chama take place where?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Italy.
(c) New York.
(d) Brazil.

7. Miller writes in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 10 that normal children are natural what?
(a) Hell-raisers.
(b) Tree-climbers.
(c) Angels.
(d) Saints.

8. Miller writes that the local folk in Big Sur have embraced the healing ambiance and discovered how to live in peace, _____, and community.
(a) Solitude.
(b) Fortitude.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Humility.

9. From whom does Miller learn much about painting, including having fun?
(a) Jean Wharton.
(b) Conrad Moricand.
(c) Jack Morgenrath.
(d) Emil White.

10. Which child is a Miller favorite, gentle, silent, and thankful for everything, probably a result of the torments he has endured having birth defects corrected?
(a) Butch Eames.
(b) Peter Eames.
(c) "Little Mike" Hougland.
(d) Peter Houghland.

11. Who begins a yearlong yarn about a superman-like character named Inch Connecticut?
(a) Conrad Moricand.
(b) Paul Rink.
(c) Henry Miller.
(d) Ralph.

12. All of the animals and plants in Bosch's paintings share a magic _____.
(a) Imagery.
(b) Tranquility.
(c) Super-reality.
(d) Beauty.

13. In what year is Miller in Villa Seurat?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1945.

14. Wharton has spent much time and effort helping people see positives in negatives, but most people live how?
(a) Fearfully.
(b) Myopically.
(c) Spontaneously.
(d) Artistically.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What family's home is often mistaken for a cafe, so they accommodate by selling sandwiches?

2. Miller writes that Jews and _____ are America's only truly selfless givers.

3. Who is the octogenarian Miller often meets at the sulfur baths in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 5?

4. Which mystery writer provides research on the Essene cult?

5. A Basque girl visits Miller, freezing and starving, to ask his views on who?

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