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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. Miller writes that the local folk in Big Sur have embraced the healing ambiance and discovered how to live in peace, _____, and community.
(a) Humility.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Fortitude.

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

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

4. What can improve bad painting, according to Miller?
(a) Good lighting.
(b) Good subject.
(c) Good hanging.
(d) Good framing.

5. Who is the octogenarian Miller often meets at the sulfur baths in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 5?
(a) Jean Wharton.
(b) Oden Wharton.
(c) Emil White.
(d) Conrad Moricand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since 1929, Miller has produced how many watercolors by Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

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