2. Miller writes that most of the world's woes stem from _____ human behavior.
(a) Modifiable.
(b) Ingrained.
(c) Errant.
(d) Genetic.

3. Who does Miller arrange to take Moricand to the hospital daily in Part 3, "Paradise Lost,?
(a) Ellwood Graham.
(b) Sarah Anderson.
(c) Emil White.
(d) Andrew Fillmore.

4. What French-speaking friend visits Miller but soon wants to throw Moricand off a cliff?
(a) White.
(b) Wharton.
(c) Rogers.
(d) Gilbert.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Moricand write of his experience in the wars in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?

2. What does Moricand complain about after meeting with Wharton in Part 3, Paradise Lost?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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