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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is a fiery Spanish recluse who shares the same privileged background as Moricand and spends a night talking with him of the past?
(a) Leon Shamroy.
(b) Marcel de Pinzo.
(c) Jaime de Angulo.
(d) Antoine Renoult.

2. With whom is Miller constantly fighting in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?
(a) Janina.
(b) Emil Wharton.
(c) Jean Wharton.
(d) Mary.

3. Whose maxim is it that genuine needs are always met?
(a) Jean Wharton's.
(b) Conrad Moricand's.
(c) Anais Nin's.
(d) Emil White's.

4. Where does Moricand write that he is living in 1947?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Norway.

5. Miller believes that he can send powerful _____ to individuals around the globe and sometimes gets responses.
(a) Questions.
(b) Influences.
(c) Radiations.
(d) Messages.

6. Who brings fine food, drink, and cigars, and Moricand partakes heartily while preparing to analyze him?
(a) Leon Shamroy.
(b) Maxwell Ronald.
(c) Andrew Warner.
(d) Antoine Renoult.

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

8. 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?
(a) Responsible.
(b) Wise.
(c) Ridiculous.
(d) Artistic.

9. Who does Miller state carries self-sufficiency to the extreme?
(a) Hudson Kimbell.
(b) Howard Welch.
(c) Oden Wharton.
(d) Emil White.

10. Miller asserts that fanatics utter profound "second-hand ____" and sound ridiculous demonstrating them through trivia.
(a) Lies.
(b) Falsehoods.
(c) Utterances.
(d) Truths.

11. Moricand's war experiences began where?
(a) The Second Reich.
(b) The Gestapo.
(c) The Nazi Party.
(d) French Foreign Legion.

12. What gift does Moricand present to Miller in Part 3, "Paradise Lost," saying it had been in his family for generations?
(a) A brooch.
(b) A pen.
(c) A clock.
(d) A locket.

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

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

15. Moricand holds that one does not "choose the ______."
(a) Sinful.
(b) Ungodly.
(c) Unchoosable.
(d) Unwise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller tries to envision Big Sur how far into the future, in the Epilogue?

2. Whereas _____ deals in potentialities, Miller desires actualities like God and humanity.

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

4. Miller reads what without prejudice in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?

5. Moricand gives Miller a precious copy of what?

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