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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 1, With a Great Price.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession does Tom encourage Merton to prepare for?
(a) The teaching profession.
(b) The British diplomatic service.
(c) The medical profession.
(d) The priesthood.

2. How does Merton describe the boys at Ripley Court?
(a) They are snobbish and unfriendly.
(b) They dislike sports.
(c) They are cruel to him.
(d) They are pleasant and happy.

3. What error does Merton think Protestants commit?
(a) They do not spend time talking with other faiths.
(b) They are too focused on financial issues.
(c) They share too much of their personal lives when talking.
(d) They do not talk enough about God and religion.

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

5. What keeps Merton from athletic participation?
(a) The pain of being compared to his father.
(b) The fear of being on the losing side.
(c) The struggle and pain associated with practice.
(d) A concern about physical injury.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What, in Part 1, Chapter 4, is noticeably lacking the Merton's autobiography?

3. Who came to visit Merton in 1930?

4. With whom does Merton stay in England?

5. What are the contents of the note Merton receives from his father?

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