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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 4, The Children in the Market Place.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Merton view his childhood?
(a) He felt it was odd.
(b) He hated living in Europe.
(c) He worried about having a home.
(d) He thought it was like everyone else's.

2. What encouraged Merton to take another step toward religion in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) His friend Andrew at Cambridge.
(b) The death of his father.
(c) The frescoes he saw in ancient cathedrals.
(d) Praying for Aunt Maude.

3. How does Merton describe the boys at Ripley Court?
(a) They dislike sports.
(b) They are snobbish and unfriendly.
(c) They are pleasant and happy.
(d) They are cruel to him.

4. Who is Owen Merton?
(a) Thomas Merton's uncle.
(b) Thomas Merton's father.
(c) Thomas Merton's grandfather.
(d) Thomas Merton's brother.

5. Where was Merton's father born?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Paris, France.
(c) Long Island, New York.
(d) London, England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Owen Merton travel so frequently?

2. Who visited Merton in St. Antonin?

3. Who are Pop and Bonnemaman?

4. When does Bonnemaman die?

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

(see the answer key)

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