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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. What book of Miller's was banned in the United States?
(a) Tropic of Cancer.
(b) Crazy Cook.
(c) Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch.
(d) Black Spring.

2. Where did Henry Miller grow up?
(a) Brooklyn, NY.
(b) San Francisco, CA.
(c) Big Sur, CA.
(d) Queens, NY.

3. Miller asserts that all has been said and done and all one can add is what?
(a) Amen.
(b) Imitations.
(c) Adornment.
(d) Paint.

4. What is the title of Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 3, and refers to bedtime stories that Miller tells his children?
(a) "The City Mouse."
(b) "B as in Baxter."
(c) "The Karma Series."
(d) "The Chama Serial."

5. Who is the author of The Stranger in Big Sur?
(a) Henry Miller.
(b) Jean-Paul Sartre.
(c) Lillian Bos Ross.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller writes that people need what as much as they ignore it?

2. Miller writes that the local folk in Big Sur have embraced the healing ambiance and discovered how to live in peace, _____, and community.

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

4. Who is the author of Big Sur Guide?

5. One tourist visits Miller to spend hours looking through his what?

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