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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Moricand rants about Wharton wanting him to read who?
(a) Kant.
(b) Mary Baker Eddy.
(c) Nietzsche.
(d) James Joyce.

2. An amalgam of types, Moricand is above all a ______.
(a) Snake.
(b) Crab.
(c) Debbie Downer.
(d) Gloomy Gus.

3. Who is the author of Big Sur Guide?
(a) Emil White.
(b) Conrad Moricand.
(c) Jean Wharton.
(d) Henry Miller.

4. The Epilogue is originally a _____ to send to fans to explain why Miller cannot answer mail.
(a) Pamphlet.
(b) Bible.
(c) Letter.
(d) Missive.

5. Almost how many artists of all sorts come through Big Sur in Henry Miller's twelve years there?
(a) 200.
(b) 20.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. A brilliant young French-Canadian ponders his role in life in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 9, quoting Joseph Delteil and Chesterton on who?

2. Where does Moricand state he wants to move in Part 3, "Paradise Lost," as he misses city life?

3. What family's home is often mistaken for a cafe, so they accommodate by selling sandwiches?

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

5. What neighbor and benefactor of Miller's is trying to find herself in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 7?

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