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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. How does Merton describe his parents?
(a) They were uncaring people who left him with strangers.
(b) They were focused on wealth and social status.
(c) They were independent and free of small prejudices.
(d) They disliked one another and planned to divorce.

2. What encouraged Merton to take another step toward religion in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) The death of his father.
(b) Praying for Aunt Maude.
(c) His friend Andrew at Cambridge.
(d) The frescoes he saw in ancient cathedrals.

3. What connection did Uncle Ben have with Durston House?
(a) He went to school there.
(b) He played on its cricket team.
(c) He had been headmaster there.
(d) He was a teacher there.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of music did Merton especially like when he felt like a rebel in New York?

2. Where did Merton attend school in England while with his aunt?

3. Who are Pop and Bonnemaman?

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

5. Where did Merton spend his school holidays?

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