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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 3, The Sleeping Volcano.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many countries has Merton lived in by the time war breaks out?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five .

2. What kind of music did Merton especially like when he felt like a rebel in New York?
(a) The jazz of Duke Ellington
(b) Violin concertos
(c) Beethoven symphonies
(d) Gregorian chant

3. What profession does Tom encourage Merton to prepare for?
(a) The teaching profession.
(b) The priesthood.
(c) The medical profession.
(d) The British diplomatic service.

4. What did Pop tell Merton while Owen was ill?
(a) That Merton and his brother would be financially secure after their father's death.
(b) That John Paul would be joining him at Oakham.
(c) That he and Bonnemaman were moving to Paris.
(d) That the Great Depression had ruined him financially.

5. Who is the Baroness?
(a) The woman who volunteers at St. Bonaventure.
(b) The woman Merton meets on retreat.
(c) The woman who frustrates Merton romantically.
(d) The woman who runs Friendship House.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Merton visit his father after the end of the school term at Oakham?

2. Why does Merton go to Friendship House often?

3. What, in Part 2, Chapter 2, causes Merton to feel enthusiastic?

4. What does Merton desire just before going to Olean?

5. What were growing interests for Merton in Olean?

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