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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. Which author is a Russian at heart and cannot find a publisher for his novel, The Falling Asleep?
2. Who is the author of The Thirteen Crucified Saviours?
3. Many of the residents of Big Sur see what for a brief period of time?
4. Miller writes that in 19__ the U.S. tried to fix the world's problems, but had itself deteriorated.
5. Miller gets detailed letters on bladder care from a man where?
Short Essay Questions
1. How had Ephraim Doner ended up in Europe?
2. How does Miller describe Ephraim Doner in "Testimonial in Ut-Mineur"?
3. Who does Miller describe meeting in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 5 at the sulfur baths?
4. How does Miller describe the process of inspiration in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 4?
5. Miller compares Wharton's need to help others with the United States in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 7. How?
6. How has the population of children changed in Miller's time at Big Sur? Who are his favorites?
7. What does Miller assert as signs of the "system breaking down" in Part 1, "The Oranges of the Millennium"?
8. How does Miller describe "Karma" or balance in "The Part of Fortune"?
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. What is the main question posed in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 10? Where does Miller gain insight in this subject?
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
Discuss Miller's relationship with Jean Wharton. How did Wharton and Miller meet? What is a "benefactor"?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Miller's wife and children in Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch. How old are they? What is the nature of their relationships with Miller?
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