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

2. Of which place in St. Antonin does Merton have unpleasant memories?
(a) The countryside.
(b) The museum.
(c) The Lycee.
(d) The church.

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

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

5. Who are M. and Mme. Privat?
(a) The caretakers of the Lycee.
(b) A Catholic couple with whom Merton boards in Murat.
(c) The owners of Merton's favorite restaurant.
(d) A couple Merton lives with in St. Antonin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Merton describe this book?

2. How does Merton describe his fellow students in France?

3. Who visited Merton in St. Antonin?

4. How does Merton describe the boys at Ripley Court?

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

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