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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. What philosophy does Merton explore while at the university?
(a) Materialism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Stoicism.
(d) Catholicism.

2. What author was an enduring influence on Merton?
(a) William Faulkner.
(b) John Donne.
(c) William Blake.
(d) G.M. Hopkins.

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

4. What did Pop do that embarrassed Merton?
(a) He threw money at the French people from his car window.
(b) He disciplined Merton in public.
(c) He made Merton sit in the corner at dinner.
(d) He sang loudly in a bar.

5. What medical problem plagued Merton on a backpacking trip in the Rhine Valley?
(a) He had a heart problem and fainting spells.
(b) He suffered a broken leg.
(c) He had an abscessed tooth that led to gangrene.
(d) He broke his jaw and was hospitalized.

Short Answer Questions

1. What incident causes Merton personal pain at the university?

2. With whom does Merton stay in England?

3. What did Pop allow the 15-year-old Merton to do that really impressed him?

4. What did Owen ask Merton to do for him while he was ill?

5. What is Merton silent about in Part 1, Chapter 4?

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