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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. Who is the author of Big Sur Guide?

2. What neighbor and benefactor of Miller's is trying to find herself in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 7?

3. Who gives outdoor piano concerts to ward off poverty at Big Sur?

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

5. What family's home is often mistaken for a cafe, so they accommodate by selling sandwiches?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How had Ephraim Doner ended up in Europe?

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

4. How has the population of children changed in Miller's time at Big Sur? Who are his favorites?

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

7. 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?

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 does Miller assert as signs of the "system breaking down" in Part 1, "The Oranges of the Millennium"?

10. Who does Miller describe in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 7? How is this individual similar to Miller?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the following terms and describe how the novel is structured using them: exposition, rising action, climax, and denouement.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Miller's involvement in the War and how World War II affects the characters in the novel. What was Moricand's involvement? How has the war affected America?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Henry Miller's feelings about fan mail and correspondence. What two chapters are dedicated to this topic in the book? How do they relate?

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