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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. How had Doner supported himself in southern Europe?
(a) Sculpting for commissions.
(b) Playing cello.
(c) Sketching portraits.
(d) Playing piano.

2. Miller writes that in 19__ the U.S. tried to fix the world's problems, but had itself deteriorated.
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 21.
(d) 45.

3. What is the title of Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 3, and refers to bedtime stories that Miller tells his children?
(a) "The City Mouse."
(b) "The Chama Serial."
(c) "The Karma Series."
(d) "B as in Baxter."

4. Where does Miller describe his archives in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 8?
(a) N.Y.U. Library.
(b) U.C.L.A. Library.
(c) Library of Congress.
(d) Columbia Library.

5. A Dutch visitor upbraids Miller for clearing what instead of writing?
(a) A field of brush.
(b) His backyard.
(c) A forest.
(d) A septic tank.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Miller arrive in Big Sur?

2. Who has suffered much from the correction of physical defects but is a miniature Ramakrishna, thankful for everything?

3. What neighbor and benefactor of Miller's is trying to find herself in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 7?

4. Fledgling writers seek advice from Miller, but writing is a what to him?

5. Who is Miller's favorite of the child painters in Big Sur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Miller describe in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 7? How is this individual similar to Miller?

2. How does Miller describe the process of inspiration in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 4?

3. Who is able to thrive in Big Sur and who is not, according to Miller in Part 1, The Oranges of the Millennium?

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

5. What does Miller write of Tolstoy in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 7? How does his domestic life relate to Miller's?

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

7. What does Miller describe in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 1? What is the title of this chapter, and why?

8. How does Miller stay in touch with the outside world, according to his depiction in Part 1, The Oranges of the Millennium?

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

10. What does Miller write in Part 1, "The Oranges of the Millennium", in describing the community of Big Sur?

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