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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Moricand come to stay with the Millers?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1934.

2. Miller believes he will die where?
(a) At a typewriter.
(b) On a walk.
(c) In a car.
(d) At an easel.

3. Moricand demands a deposit of how much money in his Paris account from Miller?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $3,000.
(d) $1,000.

4. How old is Miller's favorite young painter at Big Sur?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

5. Who does Miller send word to in trying to get rid of Moricand in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?
(a) Jean Wharton.
(b) Lilik.
(c) Emil White.
(d) Janina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller writes in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 13 that one must go through life learning what no one teaches and touching the sublime by doing the what?

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

3. Who is expelled from West Point and finishes a fine novel that remains unpublished when he moves to Big Sur, CA?

4. Moricand surprises Miller in Part 3, "Paradise Lost," by saying that it is _____ to care for someone and require him to do nothing.

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

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