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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Moricand obtain by mail from Switzerland in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?
(a) Codeine.
(b) Benzedrine.
(c) Morphine.
(d) Heroin.

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

3. What book of Miller's was banned in the United States?
(a) Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch.
(b) Tropic of Cancer.
(c) Crazy Cook.
(d) Black Spring.

4. Who leaves the obnoxious astrologer in Miller's care in Paris?
(a) Jean Wharton.
(b) Anais Nin.
(c) Elizabeth Miller.
(d) Janina Miller.

5. Who is Miller's favorite bootblack in Monterey?
(a) Rev. Greenwall.
(b) Rev. Buckwell.
(c) Rev. Story.
(d) Rev. Maxwell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller writes in the Epilogue that he appreciates feedback and gifts, but asks that fans show appreciation by what?

2. What is Miller addicted to doing?

3. Miller writes that when patience fails, there is always what?

4. In Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 13, Miller contemplates how little ___ debates on ending fighting accomplish.

5. Who is the impoverished, fatalistic astrologer for whom Miller is made financially responsible from Paris in 1936-39?

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