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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. Who has suffered much from the correction of physical defects but is a miniature Ramakrishna, thankful for everything?
(a) Paul.
(b) Butch.
(c) Simon.
(d) Peter.

2. Who swears that he hears mysterious music coming from Miller's cabin rather than from his own head?
(a) Muench.
(b) Neiman.
(c) White.
(d) Moricand.

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

4. Who is a gifted story teller and expert in literature who suffers writer's block in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 1?
(a) Mary.
(b) Henry.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Harvey.

5. Who operates the upscale Nepenthe Restaurant and let their five children run wild without thought of discipline?
(a) The Whartons.
(b) The Waltons.
(c) The Fassetts.
(d) The Whites.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Miller asserts that few city dwellers can stand solitude, but communities built on _____ and detachment are inevitable in this destructive world.

3. Who gives outdoor piano concerts to ward off poverty at Big Sur?

4. A Dutch visitor upbraids Miller for clearing what instead of writing?

5. Muench practicing who inspires Miller to paint music?

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