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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 2, Our Lady of the Museums.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was his father building in St. Antonin?
(a) He builds an art studio.
(b) He builds an extra bedroom.
(c) He builds a piece of sculpture.
(d) He builds a house for the family.

2. Where did Merton attend school in England while with his aunt?
(a) A church school.
(b) Eton.
(c) Ripley Court.
(d) He was home-schooled.

3. Who does Merton say gave him the only valuable religious and moral training he had received?
(a) His teachers.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandfather.

4. Why does Merton say he was "truly happy" in England?
(a) Because he is sincerely religious for the first time.
(b) Because he is learning to play cricket.
(c) Because he has many friends.
(d) Because he is living in England.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Thomas Merton born?

2. Who are Pop and Bonnemaman?

3. Who visited Merton in St. Antonin?

4. Why does Merton go to class with the younger French children?

5. What is the "sign of the Water Bearer"?

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