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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 university does Merton attend in New York?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) Hunter University.
(c) Cornell University.
(d) Harvard University.

2. When was Merton baptized?
(a) September, 1937.
(b) January, 1940.
(c) November, 1939.
(d) December, 1940.

3. What did Merton discover about his father on the way to a cricket match?
(a) He learned his father had a malignant brain tumor.
(b) He learned his father would take him to France.
(c) He found out his father was coming to the match.
(d) He realized his father was still in England.

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

5. Where does Merton attend his first Mass?
(a) At Gethsemane in Kentucky.
(b) At St. John the Divine in New York.
(c) At St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
(d) At the Church of Corpus Christi in New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Merton stay in England?

2. How does Thomas Merton feel about his father?

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

4. What is the Jester?

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

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