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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miller gets detailed letters on bladder care from a man where?
(a) In a nursing home.
(b) In New York.
(c) In prison.
(d) In an asylum.

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

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

4. A Dutch visitor upbraids Miller for clearing what instead of writing?
(a) His backyard.
(b) A field of brush.
(c) A forest.
(d) A septic tank.

5. Miller receives letters from Ethiopia and Cairo, recommending that he read who?
(a) Restif de la Bretonne.
(b) Sir Godfrey Higgins.
(c) Oscar Vladislas de Lubicz Milosz.
(d) Emil White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller states that well-behaved children rarely grow into what kind of adults?

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

3. From whom does Miller learn much about painting, including having fun?

4. Miller writes that people need what as much as they ignore it?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Miller writes commentary in Part 1, The Oranges of the Millennium, examining the American Dream. What are his major points?

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

3. Who is Miller's favorite local painter at Big Sur? In what ways does Miller work to improve his own work?

4. Who is able to thrive in Big Sur and who is not, according to Miller in Part 1, The Oranges of the Millennium?

5. What does Miller write of the Lopez family and their children? Who does he contrast this family with?

6. 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?

7. What is the main question posed in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 10? Where does Miller gain insight in this subject?

8. Miller discusses his thoughts and philosophies on painting in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 4. When did Miller begin painting and how much has he painted at this point in the book?

9. Who does Miller describe meeting in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 5 at the sulfur baths?

10. How does Miller describe the process of inspiration in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 4?

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