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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Macha do immediately when she sees that two men live at Fillmore's place?

2. Who do Kruger and Swift recommend as a good friend for Henry?

3. One place has a good room but why does he not take it?

4. What does Mona never understand about Henry?

5. Why does Henry return to hustling meals and lodging?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give a brief description of Van Norden.

2. How does Henry see flow of the word about him?

3. What is Fillmore's reason for being so considerate of Henry?

4. How do both Fillmore and Henry appear to be gullible?

5. Why does Kruger evict Henry from his studio?

6. Why does Henry stop writing?

7. What do Henry's thoughts about the naked trollops represent?

8. Describe the scene when Yvette comes in drunk and half naked to Jimmie's bar.

9. Why is Fillmore so late in inviting Henry to move in with him?

10. Explain how Henry compares Paris to a whore.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry cannot show Mona the Paris he is so enamored of because his love of the city is all bound up in his suffering. Write an essay about the difference in visiting a place as a tourist and really knowing the place from having lived there.

Essay Topic 2

Henry briefly experiences the Bohemian lifestyle. Write a paper about communal living that was popular in America during the 1960s and early 1970s, often called the Hippie generation lifestyle. Discuss whether you think such an arrangement ever really works.

Essay Topic 3

Miller addresses the idea of the artist suffering for his or her art. Do some research and and compare Henry's suffering with some other writers and artists who went through difficult times in order to produce masterpieces. You might want to include such people as Edgar Allen Poe, James Fenimore Cooper, Michelangelo, or Edith Piaf in your essay.

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