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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. Moricand often lectures Miller on how the laws of the universe determine one's fate even more than the what?
(a) Man.
(b) Planets.
(c) God.
(d) Fate.

2. What is an absolute reality for Moricand?
(a) Love.
(b) Evil.
(c) God.
(d) War.

3. Who sets Moricand up with a countess who collects occultists?
(a) Jean Wharton.
(b) Varda.
(c) Andre DuBrock.
(d) Niels Anstrong.

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

5. Who does Moricand consider seeing to cure his itch, although he fears religion?
(a) Jean Wharton.
(b) Emil White.
(c) Rev. Dewell.
(d) Janina Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Astrology, like what, Miller declares, has its origins in humans' loss of wholeness?

2. Miller writes that what is a healing process, in the Epilogue?

3. Moricand holds that one does not "choose the ______."

4. What does Moricand assert gives character and strength?

5. Whose maxim is it that genuine needs are always met?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the similarities and differences between Conrad Moricand and Henry Miller?

2. Who is Conrad Moricand and how does Miller know him?

3. How does Miller describe his "addiction" to writing letters in the Epilogue?

4. How does Miller come to invite Moricand to Big Sur in the novel?

5. What affliction does Moricand develop during his stay in Big Sur?

6. What does Miller note of artistic grants in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 15?

7. Who does Miller call for to help take care of Moricand in Part 3, Paradise Lost? What is Moricand's condition at this point?

8. What fineries does Moricand insist upon? How does Miller react to Moricand's things?

9. What does Moricand think of Wharton's healing powers?

10. How does Miller associate astrology with schizophrenia?

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