View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Miller, the Western home is a _____.

2. Where does Miller send Chama when he runs out of stories in an urban setting?

3. Who is the octogenarian Miller often meets at the sulfur baths in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 5?

4. Miller writes that the local folk in Big Sur have embraced the healing ambiance and discovered how to live in peace, _____, and community.

5. Miller gets detailed letters on bladder care from a man where?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miller describe the plants and animals in Hieronymus Bosch's The Millennium? How does this relate to Big Sur?

2. Miller compares Wharton's need to help others with the United States in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 7. How?

3. How does Miller stay in touch with the outside world, according to his depiction in Part 1, The Oranges of the Millennium?

4. What does Miller describe in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 1? What is the title of this chapter, and why?

5. What does Miller write in Part 1, "The Oranges of the Millennium", in describing the community of Big Sur?

6. What are some of the eccentricities of "The Anderson Creek Gang," which Miller describes in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 2?

7. What is Harvey's affliction and what does Miller advise to him in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 1?

8. How does Miller describe corporal punishment in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 10?

9. 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?

10. Miller writes commentary in Part 1, The Oranges of the Millennium, examining the American Dream. What are his major points?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Miller's relationship with Jean Wharton. How did Wharton and Miller meet? What is a "benefactor"?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch. What is significant about these to Miller and why does he choose to cite the artist in his title?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Miller's artistic preferences. Who are his favorite painters and sculptors, and why? What are Miller's priorities in art?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 854 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample