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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. 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) Modern amenities.
(b) Help from neighbors.
(c) Things to come easy.
(d) Monetary gain.

2. Which family at Big Sur hails from Mexico and embodies the virtues that Americans most undervalue, according to Miller?
(a) The Lopez family.
(b) The Lee family.
(c) The Inez family.
(d) The Diaz family.

3. Muench practicing who inspires Miller to paint music?
(a) Ravel.
(b) Bach.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Berlioz.

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

5. Which Big Sur resident is a Dresden, Germany-born pianist, composer, and musical scholar?
(a) Norman Mini.
(b) Gerhart Meunch.
(c) Gilbert Neiman.
(d) Ralph.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miller's favorite of the child painters in Big Sur?

2. What lessens the idealism of Big Sur as a place for Miller to write?

3. How old is Miller's favorite young painter at Big Sur?

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

5. Miller writes that "one must find new ways of looking at things to see ______ undiminished by creation's flaws."

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