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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. Miller quotes a long passage from whose Travel Diary about the perfection of Japanese women and how Western women fail to imitate them?
2. What is the family's name who keeps watch over the octogenarian from the sulfur baths?
3. Miller writes in Part 1, "The Oranges of the Millennium," that he who comes to Big Sur must come with capable hands, a strong heart, and a sense of humor, and expect no _______.
4. The adventures of Chama take place where?
5. Who is the author of Big Sur Guide?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Miller write of Dianetics in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 9? What is Dianetics?
2. What does Miller write in Part 1, "The Oranges of the Millennium", in describing the community of Big Sur?
3. Miller writes commentary in Part 1, The Oranges of the Millennium, examining the American Dream. What are his major points?
4. Who helps Miller with his children following his divorce from Janina? What is the outcome?
5. How does Miller describe the process of inspiration in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 4?
6. What does Miller write of his correspondents in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 8?
7. What does Miller attest is the principle problem with the people of Big Sur? What comparison does Miller make to classical tragedies?
8. Who is Miller's favorite local painter at Big Sur? In what ways does Miller work to improve his own work?
9. How does Miller stay in touch with the outside world, according to his depiction in Part 1, The Oranges of the Millennium?
10. Miller compares Wharton's need to help others with the United States in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 7. How?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Henry Miller's unique narrative in Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch. What new "genre" of literature is Miller noted for originating?
Essay Topic 2
Define the following terms and describe how the novel is structured using them: exposition, rising action, climax, and denouement.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Miller's association to astrology, both in the text and as discussed from class research. How does Miller use astrology symbolically in the novel?
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