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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 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hieronymus Bosch's The Millennium is the title of what?
(a) A poem.
(b) A song.
(c) A painting.
(d) A book.

2. Miller writes in Part 1, "The Oranges of the Millennium," that he who comes to Big Sur must come with capable hands, a strong heart, and a sense of humor, and expect no _______.
(a) Things to come easy.
(b) Help from neighbors.
(c) Modern amenities.
(d) Monetary gain.

3. What does Miller use to wrap books in to send to friends?
(a) Newspaper articles.
(b) Failed paintings.
(c) Book manuscripts.
(d) Corn husks.

4. One tourist visits Miller to spend hours looking through his what?
(a) Books.
(b) Oil paintings.
(c) Poems.
(d) Watercolors.

5. Which author is a Russian at heart and cannot find a publisher for his novel, The Falling Asleep?
(a) Emil White.
(b) Jake Kenney.
(c) Conrad Moricand.
(d) Niels Scharmosky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book of Miller's was banned in the United States?

2. With whom does Miller go to see reproductions of Turner works?

3. All of the animals and plants in Bosch's paintings share a magic _____.

4. What does Miller find to be a constant nuisance in the beginning of the narrative?

5. Who is the author of The Stranger in Big Sur?

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