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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. Who is Miller married to in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?
(a) Mary.
(b) Janina.
(c) Wilhemena.
(d) Elizabeth.

2. How far are the sulfur baths from Miller's home, round-trip, in the Epilogue?
(a) Six miles.
(b) Five miles.
(c) Ten miles.
(d) Eight miles.

3. Moricand gives Miller a precious copy of what?
(a) Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
(b) Finnegan's Wake.
(c) Balzac's Metamorphosis.
(d) Balzac's Seraphita.

4. Moricand often lectures Miller on how the laws of the universe determine one's fate even more than the what?
(a) Fate.
(b) Planets.
(c) God.
(d) Man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. An amalgam of types, Moricand is above all a ______.

2. If the weather is nice, Miller does what instead of writing?

3. Who brings fine food, drink, and cigars, and Moricand partakes heartily while preparing to analyze him?

4. Miller reads what without prejudice in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?

5. What is the last plate in The Millennium of Hieronymus Bosch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What fineries does Moricand insist upon? How does Miller react to Moricand's things?

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

4. Who does Miller call for to help take care of Moricand in Part 3, Paradise Lost? What is Moricand's condition at this point?

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

6. What does Moricand write of his experience in the wars in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?

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

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

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

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

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