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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 did Pop tell Merton while Owen was ill?
(a) That he and Bonnemaman were moving to Paris.
(b) That John Paul would be joining him at Oakham.
(c) That Merton and his brother would be financially secure after their father's death.
(d) That the Great Depression had ruined him financially.

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

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

4. How did Merton's parents foster his love for the monastic life?
(a) They disliked anything they considered to be bourgeois.
(b) They bought him many things.
(c) They introduced him to monks.
(d) They encouraged him to be wealthy.

5. How does Merton describe this book?
(a) It is the story of his travels.
(b) It is the biography of his mother.
(c) It is a story about his father.
(d) It is an autobiography of faith.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Thomas Merton feel about his father?

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

5. What are Merton's childhood memories of his brother?

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