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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miller recalls being disciplined (thrashed) by his father how many times?
(a) Twice.
(b) Three times.
(c) Once.
(d) Dozens of times.

2. Miller writes that "one must find new ways of looking at things to see ______ undiminished by creation's flaws."
(a) Earth.
(b) Paradise.
(c) Life.
(d) Death.

3. Who was Miller's childhood friend and a victim of poison gas in World War I?
(a) Jackie Ross.
(b) Eddie Carney.
(c) Phillip Simmons.
(d) Paul Burts.

4. Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 9 opens with Miller borrowing the _____ concept of "clearing,"
(a) Dianetics.
(b) Calvinist.
(c) Quaker.
(d) Catholic.

5. Who operates the upscale Nepenthe Restaurant and let their five children run wild without thought of discipline?
(a) The Fassetts.
(b) The Whartons.
(c) The Waltons.
(d) The Whites.

6. What neighbor and benefactor of Miller's is trying to find herself in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 7?
(a) Oden Wharton.
(b) Emily Wharton.
(c) Jean Wharton.
(d) Annette Rockefeller.

7. Who is living in the studio and offers to help Miller take care of his children following the breakup of his marriage?
(a) Wilson Winslow.
(b) Walter Winslow.
(c) Walter Matthews.
(d) Wilbur Robinson.

8. Where does Miller describe his archives in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 8?
(a) N.Y.U. Library.
(b) Library of Congress.
(c) U.C.L.A. Library.
(d) Columbia Library.

9. Who is the author of Big Sur Guide?
(a) Jean Wharton.
(b) Conrad Moricand.
(c) Henry Miller.
(d) Emil White.

10. What religion do people say Jean Wharton is?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Polish Catholic.
(c) Calvinist.
(d) Christian Scientist.

11. What would-be writer hopes to find the Cult of Sex and Anarchy?
(a) Phil.
(b) Roger.
(c) Ned.
(d) Ralph.

12. Fledgling writers seek advice from Miller, but writing is a what to him?
(a) Gift.
(b) Calvary.
(c) Danger.
(d) Secret.

13. A brilliant young French-Canadian ponders his role in life in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 9, quoting Joseph Delteil and Chesterton on who?
(a) Twain.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Odets.
(d) Dickens.

14. Miller writes in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 7 that Americans worship _____ and tell others that they do not know how to live.
(a) Materialism.
(b) Abundance.
(c) Oil.
(d) Capitalism.

15. 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 _______.
(a) Monetary gain.
(b) Help from neighbors.
(c) Things to come easy.
(d) Modern amenities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the colony of artists referred to at Big Sur in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 2?

2. How had Doner supported himself in southern Europe?

3. What does Miller find to be a constant nuisance in the beginning of the narrative?

4. What does Miller save and study to learn other painters' art?

5. What is Hieronymus Bosch's most widely known triptych?

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