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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 does Merton see as his future occupation in England?
(a) He wants to be a builder.
(b) He wants to be a teacher.
(c) He wants to go into business.
(d) He wants to be a novelist or journalist.

2. Who is Mark Van Doren?
(a) He is Merton's professor and trusted friend.
(b) He is Merton's favorite priest.
(c) He is on Merton's running team.
(d) He is Merton's friend and roommate.

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

4. Who is Owen Merton?
(a) Thomas Merton's uncle.
(b) Thomas Merton's brother.
(c) Thomas Merton's father.
(d) Thomas Merton's grandfather.

5. What do the Columbia Review and the Spectator have in common?
(a) They are magazines that Pop wrote for.
(b) They are magazines Merton disliked.
(c) They are both student publications Merton was involved with.
(d) They are publications that represented failure to Merton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Merton's father receive medical treatment for his cancer?

2. With whom does Merton stay in England?

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

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

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

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