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

2. Who are Pop and Bonnemaman?
(a) Friends of his father.
(b) Thomas Merton's grandparents.
(c) People he met at school.
(d) Neighbors of his mother.

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

4. How does Merton describe the boys at Ripley Court?
(a) They dislike sports.
(b) They are cruel to him.
(c) They are pleasant and happy.
(d) They are snobbish and unfriendly.

5. Where was Thomas Merton born?
(a) Long Island, New York.
(b) Prades, France.
(c) Berlin, Germany.
(d) Rome, Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Merton's parents do for a living?

2. How does Merton describe his mother?

3. When was Thomas Merton born?

4. Who is Owen Merton?

5. Why does Owen Merton travel so frequently?

(see the answer key)

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