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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. In Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 13, Miller contemplates how little ___ debates on ending fighting accomplish.
(a) U.N.
(b) German.
(c) U.S.
(d) French.

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

3. Miller asserts that Americans enjoy the highest standard of living but spend more on fighting what than curing serious diseases?
(a) Odors.
(b) Europeans.
(c) Tax wars.
(d) Microbes.

4. Miller reads what without prejudice in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?
(a) Key to the Scriptures.
(b) Percy Shelley.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Walt Whitman.

5. What does Moricand obtain by mail from Switzerland in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Codeine.
(d) Benzedrine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What astrological sign is Henry Miller?

2. Miller writes in the Epilogue that he appreciates feedback and gifts, but asks that fans show appreciation by what?

3. Part 3, "Paradise Lost," refers to a poem by whom?

4. What has swollen terribly, causing Moricand to be carried to the car in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?

5. Miller writes that people will do anything for ____, even piously chopping off heads in the French Revolution.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Moricand's reaction to the rainy season in Big Sur? Who is called in to see him?

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

6. What does Miller write about astrology in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?

7. How does Miller work to solicit money for Conrad Moricand during their friendship?

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

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

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

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