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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. Miller asserts in Part 1, "The Oranges of the Millennium," that people fail to realize that life is what?
(a) A dream.
(b) Serious.
(c) In God's image.
(d) Dangerous.

2. Miller writes that the local folk in Big Sur have embraced the healing ambiance and discovered how to live in peace, _____, and community.
(a) Fortitude.
(b) Humility.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Solitude.

3. What does Miller find to be a constant nuisance in the beginning of the narrative?
(a) Ex-wives.
(b) Neighborhood dogs.
(c) Infatuated fans.
(d) Children.

4. Fledgling writers seek advice from Miller, but writing is a what to him?
(a) Gift.
(b) Calvary.
(c) Danger.
(d) Secret.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins a yearlong yarn about a superman-like character named Inch Connecticut?

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

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

4. The adventures of Chama take place where?

5. Almost how many artists of all sorts come through Big Sur in Henry Miller's twelve years there?

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