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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. What does Merton say in Part 2, Chapter 2, will not save his mind from its state of sin?
(a) Occasional trips to church.
(b) Summers in the country.
(c) Learning about philosophy.
(d) A trip to the hospital.

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

3. What was the name of the school Merton attended in 1929?
(a) Oakham.
(b) Durston House.
(c) The Lycee.
(d) Ripley Court.

4. What do Ed Rice and Bob Lax work on in Olean?
(a) They write church history.
(b) They work on newspaper articles.
(c) They both write novels.
(d) They both write autobiographies.

5. What did Merton and his friends grow in Olean?
(a) They all grew beards.
(b) They grew their hair long.
(c) They grew wheat.
(d) They grew a vegetable garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Merton take to become a monk after lunch at the Columbia Faculty Club?

2. What does Merton feel about the war?

3. What profession does Tom encourage Merton to prepare for?

4. What were growing interests for Merton in Olean?

5. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what does Merton decide is the work he is meant to do?

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