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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who paints Miller's portrait as he is coming out of depression following his divorce?
(a) Ephraim Doner.
(b) Chaim Doner.
(c) Abraham Schwartz.
(d) Abraham Doner.

3. What family's home is often mistaken for a cafe, so they accommodate by selling sandwiches?
(a) The Whartons.
(b) The Millers.
(c) The Muench's.
(d) The White's.

4. Which mystery writer provides research on the Essene cult?
(a) Lawrence Lipton.
(b) Restif de la Bretonne.
(c) Agatha Christie.
(d) Sir Godfrey Higgins.

5. What is the colony of artists referred to at Big Sur in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 2?
(a) The Monterey Circle.
(b) The Big Sur Family.
(c) The Anderson Creek Gang.
(d) The Anderson Street Gang.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miller's brother-in-law in Jerusalem?

2. Muench practicing who inspires Miller to paint music?

3. When had Miller and Doner met in France?

4. Miller writes that in 19__ the U.S. tried to fix the world's problems, but had itself deteriorated.

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

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