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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 leaves the obnoxious astrologer in Miller's care in Paris?

2. Who prefers subsistence farming over architecture, according to Miller?

3. Moricand holds that one does not "choose the ______."

4. Miller writes that most of the world's woes stem from _____ human behavior.

5. Who typifies the lone-American type, filled with the spirit of the wilderness, according to Miller?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miller work to solicit money for Conrad Moricand during their friendship?

2. How does Miller describe his "addiction" to writing letters in the Epilogue?

3. What are the similarities and differences between Conrad Moricand and Henry Miller?

4. What is Miller's assessment of bureaucracy and the U.N. in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 15? What symbolic comparison does he make in this chapter?

5. How does Miller come to invite Moricand to Big Sur in the novel?

6. What does Miller write about astrology in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?

7. What does Moricand complain about after meeting with Wharton in Part 3, Paradise Lost?

8. What is Moricand's reaction to the rainy season in Big Sur? Who is called in to see him?

9. What does Miller write of Jesus Christ in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 13?

10. What affliction does Moricand develop during his stay in Big Sur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss Miller's use of simile, metaphor, symbolism, and motif in the novel. What symbols does Miller use to reflect the American dream or American values?

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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