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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 3, The Harrowing of Hell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Owen ask Merton to do for him while he was ill?
(a) He asked Merton to pray for him.
(b) He wanted Merton to come with him to London.
(c) He wanted Merton to do well in school
(d) He asked Merton to take care of John Paul.

2. Who came to visit Merton in 1930?
(a) Bonnemaman and Pop.
(b) Pop, Bonnemaman, and John Paul.
(c) Owen and John Paul.
(d) Pop and Owen.

3. What is the "sign of the Water Bearer"?
(a) Merton's astrological birth sign of Aquarius.
(b) The name of his father's art gallery.
(c) An advertisement for a hotel.
(d) The symbol for the month of January.

4. Where had Merton been shortly before his father died?
(a) St. Antonin.
(b) France.
(c) Strasbourg.
(d) Scotland.

5. Where did Merton attend school in England while with his aunt?
(a) A church school.
(b) He was home-schooled.
(c) Eton.
(d) Ripley Court.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Merton describe his mother?

2. What was his father building in St. Antonin?

3. What did Merton's parents do for a living?

4. Who put Merton on the academic path to Cambridge University?

5. How does Merton describe his parents?

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