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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 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives outdoor piano concerts to ward off poverty at Big Sur?
(a) Emil White.
(b) Conrad Moricand.
(c) Gerhart Muench.
(d) Henry Miller.

2. What lessens the idealism of Big Sur as a place for Miller to write?
(a) Visitors.
(b) Children.
(c) Isolation.
(d) Weather.

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

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) Henry.
(b) Mary.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Ralph.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hieronymus Bosch's The Millennium is the title of what?

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

3. Fledgling writers seek advice from Miller, but writing is a what to him?

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

5. Where does Miller send Chama when he runs out of stories in an urban setting?

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