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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 are the contents of the note Merton receives from his father?
(a) The address of his grandparents.
(b) A goodbye from his mother.
(c) A description of his father's travels to Africa.
(d) Instructions for caring for his brother.

2. What language is Merton required to learn in England?
(a) French.
(b) Greek.
(c) English.
(d) Latin.

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

4. Who are M. and Mme. Privat?
(a) A Catholic couple with whom Merton boards in Murat.
(b) A couple Merton lives with in St. Antonin.
(c) The owners of Merton's favorite restaurant.
(d) The caretakers of the Lycee.

5. Where did Merton spend his school holidays?
(a) With Owen in London.
(b) With his godfather who was a doctor in London.
(c) With Pop and Bonnemaman.
(d) With his Aunt Maude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What encouraged Merton to take another step toward religion in Part 1, Chapter 3?

2. What medical problem plagued Merton on a backpacking trip in the Rhine Valley?

3. Where had Merton been shortly before his father died?

4. Where was Merton's father born?

5. Who does Merton say gave him the only valuable religious and moral training he had received?

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