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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 profession does Tom encourage Merton to prepare for?
(a) The British diplomatic service.
(b) The medical profession.
(c) The priesthood.
(d) The teaching profession.

2. What words best describe Merton at the university?
(a) Athletic and social.
(b) Romantic and in love.
(c) Intellectual and contemplative.
(d) Religious and non-political.

3. What did Merton's parents do for a living?
(a) They were artists.
(b) They ran a travel bureau.
(c) They were farmers.
(d) They operated a grocery store.

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

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 had an abscessed tooth that led to gangrene.
(c) He broke his jaw and was hospitalized.
(d) He suffered a broken leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Merton describe his mother?

2. What does Merton love about America?

3. Where was Merton's father born?

4. What was the name of the school Merton attended in 1929?

5. What language is Merton required to learn in England?

(see the answer key)

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