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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 writes that people need what as much as they ignore it?
(a) Art.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Family.
(d) Love.

2. What is the colony of artists referred to at Big Sur in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 2?
(a) The Monterey Circle.
(b) The Anderson Street Gang.
(c) The Anderson Creek Gang.
(d) The Big Sur Family.

3. A Dutch visitor upbraids Miller for clearing what instead of writing?
(a) His backyard.
(b) A field of brush.
(c) A septic tank.
(d) A forest.

4. All of the animals and plants in Bosch's paintings share a magic _____.
(a) Imagery.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Tranquility.
(d) Super-reality.

5. The adventures of Chama take place where?
(a) New York.
(b) Italy.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is expelled from West Point and finishes a fine novel that remains unpublished when he moves to Big Sur, CA?

3. Many of the residents of Big Sur see what for a brief period of time?

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?

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

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