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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 2, True North.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of which place in St. Antonin does Merton have unpleasant memories?
(a) The Lycee.
(b) The museum.
(c) The church.
(d) The countryside.

2. Where does Merton first apply for a novitiate?
(a) A monastery in Rome.
(b) The monastery of Zion Church.
(c) The monastery of St. Francis of Assisi.
(d) A monastery in Pennsylvania.

3. Why does Merton go to class with the younger French children?
(a) He disciplines them.
(b) He teaches them American games.
(c) He needs to change his attitude.
(d) He must learn the French language.

4. What narrative convention does Merton use repeatedly in this book?
(a) He writes long reveries that arise from his imagination.
(b) He provides detailed and accurately recorded conversations with priests.
(c) He writes long historical passages to set the stage for action.
(d) He links every current event to a childhood experience.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What university does Merton attend in New York?

2. What lessens Merton's fear of Catholicism?

3. Who visited Merton in St. Antonin?

4. Who is Owen Merton?

5. What, in Part 2, Chapter 2, causes Merton to feel enthusiastic?

(see the answer key)

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