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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. Where does Moricand state he wants to move in Part 3, "Paradise Lost," as he misses city life?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

2. Who leaves the obnoxious astrologer in Miller's care in Paris?
(a) Elizabeth Miller.
(b) Janina Miller.
(c) Anais Nin.
(d) Jean Wharton.

3. In the Epilogue, Miller has come to believe that his work of creation is paramount and he should not waste time in what?
(a) Working 9-5 jobs.
(b) Family squabbles.
(c) Correspondence.
(d) Marriage.

4. Miller states that monkeys picking one another's fleas accomplish more than what?
(a) Diplomacy.
(b) Men.
(c) Children.
(d) Women.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller's early mornings are taken up by ____, breakfast, and playing with the baby.

2. Moricand finds American meals and what to be insufficient?

3. Miller writes that what is a healing process, in the Epilogue?

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

5. What has swollen terribly, causing Moricand to be carried to the car in Part 3, "Paradise Lost"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Miller's intention to the reader in writing the Epilogue?

3. How does Miller work to solicit money for Conrad Moricand during their friendship?

4. How does Miller learn of Moricand's death?

5. How does Miller come to invite Moricand to Big Sur in the novel?

6. How does Miller associate astrology with schizophrenia?

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

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

9. What happens when Moricand attempts to find work after leaving Big Sur? What attempts are made to help him?

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

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