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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 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the artists who come through Big Sur, in Miller's time there, are truly talented, according to Miller?
(a) 50.
(b) 12.
(c) 100.
(d) 20.

2. From whom does Miller learn much about painting, including having fun?
(a) Conrad Moricand.
(b) Emil White.
(c) Jean Wharton.
(d) Jack Morgenrath.

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

4. Muench practicing who inspires Miller to paint music?
(a) Ravel.
(b) Bach.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Berlioz.

5. Almost how many artists of all sorts come through Big Sur in Henry Miller's twelve years there?
(a) 100.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The Stranger in Big Sur?

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. With whom does Miller go to see reproductions of Turner works?

4. Which family at Big Sur hails from Mexico and embodies the virtues that Americans most undervalue, according to Miller?

5. A Dutch visitor upbraids Miller for clearing what instead of writing?

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