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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which child is a Miller favorite, gentle, silent, and thankful for everything, probably a result of the torments he has endured having birth defects corrected?
(a) Peter Houghland.
(b) "Little Mike" Hougland.
(c) Butch Eames.
(d) Peter Eames.

2. Despite his poverty, Moricand insists on fine clothing, perfume, and _____.
(a) Ink pens.
(b) Skin care.
(c) Hair oil.
(d) Stationery.

3. Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 9 opens with Miller borrowing the _____ concept of "clearing,"
(a) Quaker.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Dianetics.
(d) Calvinist.

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

5. Who did Moricand work for during the war?
(a) Radio-Paris.
(b) The British Consulate.
(c) The French Consulate
(d) The Gestapo.

Short Answer 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.

2. Miller asserts that Americans enjoy the highest standard of living but spend more on fighting what than curing serious diseases?

3. Moricand refuses to teach who French, feeling that American children are undisciplined?

4. In the Epilogue, Miller has come to believe that his work of creation is paramount and he should not waste time in what?

5. Who is Miller's brother-in-law in Jerusalem?

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