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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 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which author is a Russian at heart and cannot find a publisher for his novel, The Falling Asleep?
(a) Emil White.
(b) Jake Kenney.
(c) Conrad Moricand.
(d) Niels Scharmosky.

3. Many of the residents of Big Sur see what for a brief period of time?
(a) Shadows.
(b) UFOs.
(c) A sasquach.
(d) Ghosts.

4. What can improve bad painting, according to Miller?
(a) Good framing.
(b) Good subject.
(c) Good lighting.
(d) Good hanging.

5. Who has suffered much from the correction of physical defects but is a miniature Ramakrishna, thankful for everything?
(a) Peter.
(b) Butch.
(c) Simon.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom does Miller go to see reproductions of Turner works?

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

4. Who is the author of The Stranger in Big Sur?

5. All of the animals and plants in Bosch's paintings share a magic _____.

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