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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 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is expelled from West Point and finishes a fine novel that remains unpublished when he moves to Big Sur, CA?
(a) Norman Mini.
(b) Emil White.
(c) Conrad Moricand.
(d) Niels Scharmosky.

2. What family's home is often mistaken for a cafe, so they accommodate by selling sandwiches?
(a) The White's.
(b) The Muench's.
(c) The Millers.
(d) The Whartons.

3. How old is Miller's favorite young painter at Big Sur?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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) Things to come easy.
(c) Help from neighbors.
(d) Modern amenities.

5. What is Hieronymus Bosch's most widely known triptych?
(a) The Cave of Pythagorus.
(b) Venus.
(c) The Three Marys.
(d) The Garden of Earthly Delights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller is sometimes surprised by revelations of household tragedies too great to describe, even by who, whose domestic life is a sad joke?

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

3. Miller writes that Big Sur feels naked and vulnerable, an apt setting for what?

4. Miller writes that in 19__ the U.S. tried to fix the world's problems, but had itself deteriorated.

5. What does Miller save and study to learn other painters' art?

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