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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. Where does Miller send Chama when he runs out of stories in an urban setting?
(a) Paris.
(b) Italy.
(c) Brazil.
(d) New Mexico.

2. Which Big Sur resident is a Dresden, Germany-born pianist, composer, and musical scholar?
(a) Norman Mini.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Gilbert Neiman.
(d) Gerhart Meunch.

3. Hieronymus Bosch's The Millennium is the title of what?
(a) A book.
(b) A painting.
(c) A poem.
(d) A song.

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

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

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. Who is the author of Big Sur Guide?

3. What does Miller find to be a constant nuisance in the beginning of the narrative?

4. What would-be writer hopes to find the Cult of Sex and Anarchy?

5. What family's home is often mistaken for a cafe, so they accommodate by selling sandwiches?

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