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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. What is Merton silent about in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) His love affair at the university.
(b) Details of his sins.
(c) The names of his favorite writers.
(d) The people he lives with.

2. What author was an enduring influence on Merton?
(a) William Blake.
(b) John Donne.
(c) G.M. Hopkins.
(d) William Faulkner.

3. What, in Part 1, Chapter 4, is noticeably lacking the Merton's autobiography?
(a) His feelings about religion.
(b) The names of his girlfriends.
(c) The names of his family members.
(d) A description of his travels.

4. When was Merton's brother born?
(a) October, 1921.
(b) March, 1919.
(c) January, 1920.
(d) November, 1918.

5. What philosophy does Merton explore while at the university?
(a) Materialism.
(b) Stoicism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Communism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pop tell Merton while Owen was ill?

2. What university does Merton attend in New York?

3. What connection did Uncle Ben have with Durston House?

4. With whom does Merton stay in England?

5. What do the Columbia Review and the Spectator have in common?

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