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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the family's name who keeps watch over the octogenarian from the sulfur baths?
2. Almost how many artists of all sorts come through Big Sur in Henry Miller's twelve years there?
3. Which child is a Miller favorite, gentle, silent, and thankful for everything, probably a result of the torments he has endured having birth defects corrected?
4. What does Miller find to be a constant nuisance in the beginning of the narrative?
5. Who is the author of Big Sur Guide?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Miller describe in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 1? What is the title of this chapter, and why?
2. What does Miller write of the Lopez family and their children? Who does he contrast this family with?
3. What does Miller write of his correspondents in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 8?
4. What does Miller write of Tolstoy in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 7? How does his domestic life relate to Miller's?
5. What artists and writers does Miller describe living within the Big Sur community in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 2? How do they support themselves?
6. What does Miller write of Dianetics in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 9? What is Dianetics?
7. Miller writes commentary in Part 1, The Oranges of the Millennium, examining the American Dream. What are his major points?
8. Who is able to thrive in Big Sur and who is not, according to Miller in Part 1, The Oranges of the Millennium?
9. What is Harvey's affliction and what does Miller advise to him in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 1?
10. What is "The Charma Serial" about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the process of Dianetics. Where in the text does Miller employ this? What are his associations with Dianetics?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the setting of the novel. What makes Big Sur unique as an artist's retreat? What is significant about the time period of the setting to the novel's major themes?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of "childhood" as it is presented in the novel. What symbols reflect this theme? How does Miller believe children should be treated?
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