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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 11?
(a) "Testimonial in Ut-Mineur."
(b) "Visitors."
(c) "Down the Trestle."
(d) "The Millennium of Hieronymus Bosch."

2. From whom does Miller learn much about painting, including having fun?
(a) Conrad Moricand.
(b) Jean Wharton.
(c) Jack Morgenrath.
(d) Emil White.

3. Almost how many artists of all sorts come through Big Sur in Henry Miller's twelve years there?
(a) 200.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

4. With whom does Miller go to see reproductions of Turner works?
(a) Mike Anderson.
(b) Janina.
(c) O'Neill.
(d) O'Reagan.

5. Miller asserts that few city dwellers can stand solitude, but communities built on _____ and detachment are inevitable in this destructive world.
(a) Evolution.
(b) Benevolence.
(c) Religion.
(d) Simplification.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who paints Miller's portrait as he is coming out of depression following his divorce?

2. Who gives outdoor piano concerts to ward off poverty at Big Sur?

3. Where did Henry Miller grow up?

4. Hieronymus Bosch's The Millennium is the title of what?

5. Where does Miller describe his archives in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Miller's favorite local painter at Big Sur? In what ways does Miller work to improve his own work?

2. What are some of the eccentricities of "The Anderson Creek Gang," which Miller describes in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 2?

3. What does Miller attest is the principle problem with the people of Big Sur? What comparison does Miller make to classical tragedies?

4. What does Miller assert as signs of the "system breaking down" in Part 1, "The Oranges of the Millennium"?

5. What family lives in the center of Big Sur's community? Where in the text does Miller describe this family and others?

6. What does Miller write of his correspondents in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 8?

7. What is the main question posed in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 10? Where does Miller gain insight in this subject?

8. What is Harvey's affliction and what does Miller advise to him in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 1?

9. Miller writes commentary in Part 1, The Oranges of the Millennium, examining the American Dream. What are his major points?

10. What artists and writers does Miller describe living within the Big Sur community in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 2? How do they support themselves?

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