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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Moricand surprises Miller in Part 3, "Paradise Lost," by saying that it is _____ to care for someone and require him to do nothing.
(a) Faulty.
(b) Inhuman.
(c) Generous.
(d) Correct.

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

4. Moricand and Miller have their last dinner in Paris together in what year?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1939.

5. Who does Moricand consider seeing to cure his itch, although he fears religion?
(a) Emil White.
(b) Rev. Dewell.
(c) Janina Miller.
(d) Jean Wharton.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Miller recalls being disciplined (thrashed) by his father how many times?

3. Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 9 opens with Miller borrowing the _____ concept of "clearing,"

4. What is Hieronymus Bosch's most widely known triptych?

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

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