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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has suffered much from the correction of physical defects but is a miniature Ramakrishna, thankful for everything?
(a) Peter.
(b) Butch.
(c) Paul.
(d) Simon.

2. Miller quotes a long passage from whose Travel Diary about the perfection of Japanese women and how Western women fail to imitate them?
(a) Walton's.
(b) Keyserling's.
(c) Myanak's.
(d) Conrad's.

3. Many of the residents of Big Sur see what for a brief period of time?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) A sasquach.
(c) Shadows.
(d) UFOs.

4. Muench practicing who inspires Miller to paint music?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Berlioz.
(c) Ravel.
(d) Bach.

5. Who gives outdoor piano concerts to ward off poverty at Big Sur?
(a) Conrad Moricand.
(b) Emil White.
(c) Henry Miller.
(d) Gerhart Muench.

6. 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) Modern amenities.
(c) Things to come easy.
(d) Help from neighbors.

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

8. 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) Shakespeare.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Odets.
(d) Twain.

9. Miller asserts that all has been said and done and all one can add is what?
(a) Imitations.
(b) Paint.
(c) Adornment.
(d) Amen.

10. Miller asserts in Part 1, "The Oranges of the Millennium," that people fail to realize that life is what?
(a) Serious.
(b) In God's image.
(c) A dream.
(d) Dangerous.

11. What is the family's name who keeps watch over the octogenarian from the sulfur baths?
(a) Dodson.
(b) Eames.
(c) White.
(d) Wharton.

12. With whom does Miller go to see reproductions of Turner works?
(a) Janina.
(b) O'Reagan.
(c) Mike Anderson.
(d) O'Neill.

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

14. How many of the artists who come through Big Sur, in Miller's time there, are truly talented, according to Miller?
(a) 12.
(b) 20.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

15. What book of Miller's was banned in the United States?
(a) Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch.
(b) Black Spring.
(c) Crazy Cook.
(d) Tropic of Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since 1929, Miller has produced how many watercolors by Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 4?

2. Where does the Basque girl go after leaving Big Sur?

3. Who operates the upscale Nepenthe Restaurant and let their five children run wild without thought of discipline?

4. Miller writes that the local folk in Big Sur have embraced the healing ambiance and discovered how to live in peace, _____, and community.

5. 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.

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