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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 3, The Harrowing of Hell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merton miss when he left France for England?
(a) The beauty of St. Antonin.
(b) His house.
(c) The Lycee.
(d) The churches.

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

3. Where had Merton been shortly before his father died?
(a) Strasbourg.
(b) France.
(c) Scotland.
(d) St. Antonin.

4. Where did Merton visit his father after the end of the school term at Oakham?
(a) London.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Rome.
(d) France.

5. How did Merton view his childhood?
(a) He hated living in Europe.
(b) He felt it was odd.
(c) He worried about having a home.
(d) He thought it was like everyone else's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visited Merton in St. Antonin?

2. What did Merton discover about his father on the way to a cricket match?

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

4. What medical problem plagued Merton on a backpacking trip in the Rhine Valley?

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

(see the answer key)

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