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

2. Who books passage by sea and air for Moricand, but each time he fails to show up?
(a) Andre DuBrock.
(b) Raoul Bertrand.
(c) Michaelo Marcel.
(d) Jean Wharton.

3. Who is a fiery Spanish recluse who shares the same privileged background as Moricand and spends a night talking with him of the past?
(a) Jaime de Angulo.
(b) Antoine Renoult.
(c) Marcel de Pinzo.
(d) Leon Shamroy.

4. How far are the sulfur baths from Miller's home, round-trip, in the Epilogue?
(a) Eight miles.
(b) Five miles.
(c) Six miles.
(d) Ten miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. One day in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 14, Miller meets a blubbery maharajah from where?

2. Who leaves the obnoxious astrologer in Miller's care in Paris?

3. Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 14, "A Day at the Baths," sketches ______, a place of solitude when Miller is lucky.

4. Miller asserts that Americans enjoy the highest standard of living but spend more on fighting what than curing serious diseases?

5. Moricand surprises Miller in Part 3, "Paradise Lost," by saying that it is _____ to care for someone and require him to do nothing.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Miller's assessment of bureaucracy and the U.N. in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 15? What symbolic comparison does he make in this chapter?

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

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

5. How does Miller describe Slade's Springs in the text?

6. What happens when Moricand attempts to find work after leaving Big Sur? What attempts are made to help him?

7. How does Miller learn of Moricand's death?

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

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

10. What thoughts does Miller share of painting and writing versus living in the Epilogue?

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