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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 4, The Children in the Market Place.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With whom does Merton stay in England?
(a) He stays with his Aunt Maude and Uncle Ben.
(b) He lives with his father and brother.
(c) He boards at his school.
(d) He lives with his grandparents.

3. Who visited Merton in St. Antonin?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) Pop and Bonnemaman.
(d) John Paul and Owen.

4. What impresses Merton about St. Antonin?
(a) It was laid out in a circular shape in the 13th century.
(b) It was in France.
(c) The house he lived in.
(d) The people he met there.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Merton do during the summer he returned to New York after a trip to Rome?

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

4. What does Merton like about France?

5. What does Merton miss when he left France for England?

(see the answer key)

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