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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 begins a yearlong yarn about a superman-like character named Inch Connecticut?
(a) Henry Miller.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Conrad Moricand.
(d) Paul Rink.

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

3. 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."

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

5. 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 Creek Gang.
(c) The Big Sur Family.
(d) The Anderson Street Gang.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller asserts that few city dwellers can stand solitude, but communities built on _____ and detachment are inevitable in this destructive world.

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

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

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?

5. Who is the author of Big Sur Guide?

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