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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 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hieronymus Bosch's The Millennium is the title of what?
(a) A painting.
(b) A book.
(c) A song.
(d) A poem.

2. Miller writes in Part 1, "The Oranges of the Millennium," that he who comes to Big Sur must come with capable hands, a strong heart, and a sense of humor, and expect no _______.
(a) Modern amenities.
(b) Help from neighbors.
(c) Things to come easy.
(d) Monetary gain.

3. How many of the artists who come through Big Sur, in Miller's time there, are truly talented, according to Miller?
(a) 20.
(b) 12.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

4. Who is expelled from West Point and finishes a fine novel that remains unpublished when he moves to Big Sur, CA?
(a) Niels Scharmosky.
(b) Norman Mini.
(c) Conrad Moricand.
(d) Emil White.

5. Who is the author of The Stranger in Big Sur?
(a) Lillian Bos Ross.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) Henry Miller.
(d) Jean-Paul Sartre.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Big Sur Guide?

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

3. Which author is a Russian at heart and cannot find a publisher for his novel, The Falling Asleep?

4. In what year does Miller arrive in Big Sur?

5. Miller asserts that all has been said and done and all one can add is what?

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