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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 a gifted story teller and expert in literature who suffers writer's block in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 1?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Harvey.
(c) Mary.
(d) Henry.

2. All of the animals and plants in Bosch's paintings share a magic _____.
(a) Super-reality.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Tranquility.
(d) Beauty.

3. In what year does Miller arrive in Big Sur?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1935.

4. What would-be writer hopes to find the Cult of Sex and Anarchy?
(a) Ned.
(b) Phil.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Roger.

5. The adventures of Chama take place where?
(a) Italy.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Mexico.
(d) New York.

Short Answer 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?

2. Who is the author of Big Sur Guide?

3. Miller writes that people need what as much as they ignore it?

4. What does Miller use to wrap books in to send to friends?

5. How many of the artists who come through Big Sur, in Miller's time there, are truly talented, according to Miller?

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