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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 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Miller writes that people need what as much as they ignore it?
(a) Love.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Family.
(d) Art.

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

4. Miller asserts that few city dwellers can stand solitude, but communities built on _____ and detachment are inevitable in this destructive world.
(a) Religion.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Benevolence.
(d) Simplification.

5. Miller writes that the local folk in Big Sur have embraced the healing ambiance and discovered how to live in peace, _____, and community.
(a) Humility.
(b) Fortitude.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Solitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller gets detailed letters on bladder care from a man where?

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

3. Miller writes in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 7 that Americans worship _____ and tell others that they do not know how to live.

4. What can improve bad painting, according to Miller?

5. What is the family's name who keeps watch over the octogenarian from the sulfur baths?

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