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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 finds, in the Epilogue, that working when is impossible?
(a) At night.
(b) At noon.
(c) At dawn.
(d) In the daytime.

2. Despite his poverty, Moricand insists on fine clothing, perfume, and _____.
(a) Stationery.
(b) Ink pens.
(c) Skin care.
(d) Hair oil.

3. What is Miller addicted to doing?
(a) Wooing women.
(b) Writing letters.
(c) Picking flowers.
(d) Writing poetry.

4. Miller reads what without prejudice in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Percy Shelley.
(d) Key to the Scriptures.

5. What French-speaking friend visits Miller but soon wants to throw Moricand off a cliff?
(a) Wharton.
(b) Rogers.
(c) White.
(d) Gilbert.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Moricand consider seeing to cure his itch, although he fears religion?

3. Where does Moricand state he wants to move in Part 3, "Paradise Lost," as he misses city life?

4. Miller asserts that fanatics utter profound "second-hand ____" and sound ridiculous demonstrating them through trivia.

5. Miller believes that he can send powerful _____ to individuals around the globe and sometimes gets responses.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Miller's wife's reaction to Conrad Moricand? How does Moricand's first impression fade?

2. What is Miller's conclusion of Big Sur upon the Epilogue of the novel?

3. How does Miller describe his walk home from the sulfur baths in the Epilogue?

4. What criticisms does Miller assert of American values in Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapter 15?

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

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

7. What marital problems does Miller encounter during Part 3, Paradise Lost and how does he deal with them?

8. How does Miller associate astrology with schizophrenia?

9. How does Miller describe reading fan mail in the Epilogue?

10. How does Miller describe Slade's Springs in the text?

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