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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. Where does Moricand develop a rash?
(a) His neck.
(b) His waist.
(c) His arms.
(d) His legs.

2. In the Epilogue, Miller has come to believe that his work of creation is paramount and he should not waste time in what?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Working 9-5 jobs.
(c) Correspondence.
(d) Family squabbles.

3. What astrological sign is Henry Miller?
(a) Taurus.
(b) Capricorn.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Gemini.

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

5. Miller states that monkeys picking one another's fleas accomplish more than what?
(a) Women.
(b) Diplomacy.
(c) Children.
(d) Men.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Miller believes that young writers must learn by personal experience and lacks both the energy and knowledge to do what?

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

4. In Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 15, Miller writes that unless one knows where one is going, ____ leads there.

5. Miller asserts that fanatics utter profound "second-hand ____" and sound ridiculous demonstrating them through trivia.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miller associate astrology with schizophrenia?

2. What is Miller's wife's reaction to Conrad Moricand? How does Moricand's first impression fade?

3. What does Miller write of Jesus Christ in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 13?

4. What marital problems does Miller encounter during Part 3, Paradise Lost and how does he deal with them?

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

6. What is Miller's conclusion of Big Sur upon the Epilogue of the novel?

7. What is Miller's intention to the reader in writing the Epilogue?

8. How does Miller describe reading fan mail in the Epilogue?

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

10. What criticisms does Miller assert of American values in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 15?

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