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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 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who operates the upscale Nepenthe Restaurant and let their five children run wild without thought of discipline?
(a) The Waltons.
(b) The Whartons.
(c) The Fassetts.
(d) The Whites.

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

4. What is the family's name who keeps watch over the octogenarian from the sulfur baths?
(a) Wharton.
(b) White.
(c) Dodson.
(d) Eames.

5. In what year does Miller arrive in Big Sur?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1947.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Ephraim Doner born and raised?

2. Who is the author of Big Sur Guide?

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

4. Miller writes that Jews and _____ are America's only truly selfless givers.

5. Who gives outdoor piano concerts to ward off poverty at Big Sur?

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