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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Paradise Lost, pgs. 349-385.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fledgling writers seek advice from Miller, but writing is a what to him?
(a) Gift.
(b) Secret.
(c) Danger.
(d) Calvary.

2. Where does Moricand state he wants to move in Part 3, "Paradise Lost," as he misses city life?
(a) London.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

3. What is the title of Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 11?
(a) "The Millennium of Hieronymus Bosch."
(b) "Down the Trestle."
(c) "Testimonial in Ut-Mineur."
(d) "Visitors."

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

5. What religion do people say Jean Wharton is?
(a) Calvinist.
(b) Polish Catholic.
(c) Christian Scientist.
(d) Baptist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Miller describe his archives in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 8?

3. Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 9 opens with Miller borrowing the _____ concept of "clearing,"

4. Miller writes that in 19__ the U.S. tried to fix the world's problems, but had itself deteriorated.

5. How old is Miller's favorite young painter at Big Sur?

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