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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 befriends Moricand and advises that Miller look at Moricand's portfolio of erotic drawings?
(a) Lilik.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Geoffrey.
(d) Niels.

2. What does Miller use to wrap books in to send to friends?
(a) Book manuscripts.
(b) Newspaper articles.
(c) Corn husks.
(d) Failed paintings.

3. An amalgam of types, Moricand is above all a ______.
(a) Gloomy Gus.
(b) Debbie Downer.
(c) Snake.
(d) Crab.

4. What does Miller find to be a constant nuisance in the beginning of the narrative?
(a) Children.
(b) Neighborhood dogs.
(c) Ex-wives.
(d) Infatuated fans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What neighbor and benefactor of Miller's is trying to find herself in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 7?

2. Almost how many artists of all sorts come through Big Sur in Henry Miller's twelve years there?

3. Who begins a yearlong yarn about a superman-like character named Inch Connecticut?

4. Who is the author of The Thirteen Crucified Saviours?

5. Moricand and Miller have their last dinner in Paris together in what year?

(see the answer key)

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