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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who typifies the lone-American type, filled with the spirit of the wilderness, according to Miller?
(a) Emil White.
(b) Norman Rockwell.
(c) Howard Welch.
(d) Oden Wharton.

2. Wharton floats, radiantly, into Miller's garden with a lantern and what in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?
(a) Feather.
(b) Necklace.
(c) Wings.
(d) Book.

3. The Epilogue opens by describing three-day-a-week mail service by who?
(a) Bill.
(b) Jake.
(c) Mike.
(d) Jim.

4. Miller writes in Part 3, "Paradise Lost," "Freedom implies ____."
(a) Truth.
(b) Choice.
(c) Justice.
(d) Nationality.

5. Miller tries to envision Big Sur how far into the future, in the Epilogue?
(a) 500 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 30 years.

6. The Epilogue is originally a _____ to send to fans to explain why Miller cannot answer mail.
(a) Missive.
(b) Letter.
(c) Pamphlet.
(d) Bible.

7. What is the last plate in The Millennium of Hieronymus Bosch?
(a) "The Garden of Earthly Delights."
(b) "The Snake and the Apple."
(c) "The Sky of the Dawn."
(d) "The Cave of Pythagoras."

8. Miller talks his friends into commissioning what from Moricand and eventually invents customers, for whom he pays?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Sketches.
(c) Poems.
(d) Horoscopes.

9. How far are the sulfur baths from Miller's home, round-trip, in the Epilogue?
(a) Ten miles.
(b) Eight miles.
(c) Five miles.
(d) Six miles.

10. In Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 13, Miller contemplates how little ___ debates on ending fighting accomplish.
(a) German.
(b) U.S.
(c) French.
(d) U.N.

11. Miller writes that most of the world's woes stem from _____ human behavior.
(a) Errant.
(b) Ingrained.
(c) Genetic.
(d) Modifiable.

12. Part 3, "Paradise Lost," refers to a poem by whom?
(a) John Milton.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Dante.
(d) Lord Byron.

13. Moricand rants about Wharton wanting him to read who?
(a) Kant.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Mary Baker Eddy.
(d) James Joyce.

14. Miller writes that people will do anything for ____, even piously chopping off heads in the French Revolution.
(a) Love.
(b) Religion.
(c) Money.
(d) Faith.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has helped Miller survive in Big Sur, including answering his fan mail?

2. With whom is Miller constantly fighting in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?

3. Moricand tells Val a winding tale about Paris that ends with him buying the services of a what?

4. Who does Miller arrange to take Moricand to the hospital daily in Part 3, "Paradise Lost,?

5. Despite his poverty, Moricand insists on fine clothing, perfume, and _____.

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