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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. Who is the octogenarian Miller often meets at the sulfur baths in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 5?
(a) Oden Wharton.
(b) Emil White.
(c) Jean Wharton.
(d) Conrad Moricand.

2. When had Miller and Doner met in France?
(a) 1935/36.
(b) 1941/42.
(c) 1925/26.
(d) 1931/32.

3. Who is living in the studio and offers to help Miller take care of his children following the breakup of his marriage?
(a) Wilbur Robinson.
(b) Walter Matthews.
(c) Wilson Winslow.
(d) Walter Winslow.

4. Miller states that well-behaved children rarely grow into what kind of adults?
(a) Well-behaved.
(b) Normal.
(c) Exceptional.
(d) Ill-behaved.

5. Whereas _____ deals in potentialities, Miller desires actualities like God and humanity.
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Art.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Astrology.

Short Answer Questions

1. How had Doner supported himself in southern Europe?

2. What is the family's name who keeps watch over the octogenarian from the sulfur baths?

3. What is the title of Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 11?

4. Who is Miller's favorite of the child painters in Big Sur?

5. Which family at Big Sur hails from Mexico and embodies the virtues that Americans most undervalue, according to Miller?

(see the answer key)

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