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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. The adventures of Chama take place where?
(a) Italy.
(b) New York.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Mexico.

2. Who begins a yearlong yarn about a superman-like character named Inch Connecticut?
(a) Henry Miller.
(b) Conrad Moricand.
(c) Paul Rink.
(d) Ralph.

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

4. Who is Miller's favorite of the child painters in Big Sur?
(a) Tasha Doner.
(b) Butch Eames.
(c) Brian Cooper.
(d) Timmy Conway.

5. What is the family's name who keeps watch over the octogenarian from the sulfur baths?
(a) Wharton.
(b) White.
(c) Eames.
(d) Dodson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which author is a Russian at heart and cannot find a publisher for his novel, The Falling Asleep?

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

3. What family's home is often mistaken for a cafe, so they accommodate by selling sandwiches?

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

5. What is the title of Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 3, and refers to bedtime stories that Miller tells his children?

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