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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 Miller's favorite of the child painters in Big Sur?
(a) Brian Cooper.
(b) Timmy Conway.
(c) Butch Eames.
(d) Tasha Doner.

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

3. Who is the author of The Thirteen Crucified Saviours?
(a) James Conrad.
(b) Sir Godfrey Higgins.
(c) Jean Wharton.
(d) Emil White.

4. Which family at Big Sur hails from Mexico and embodies the virtues that Americans most undervalue, according to Miller?
(a) The Lopez family.
(b) The Diaz family.
(c) The Inez family.
(d) The Lee family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moricand declare life to be?

2. Whereas _____ deals in potentialities, Miller desires actualities like God and humanity.

3. What is an absolute reality for Moricand?

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

5. What does Miller save and study to learn other painters' art?

(see the answer key)

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