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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 3, The Sleeping Volcano.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Father Edmund?
(a) A friend of Merton's brother.
(b) A friend of Owen Merton.
(c) A friend of Mark Van Doren.
(d) A friend of Dan Walsh.

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

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

5. What religious rule do the monks follow at Gethsemani?
(a) The Franciscan rule.
(b) The Carmelite rule.
(c) The Trappist rule.
(d) The Dominican rule.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Owen ask Merton to do for him while he was ill?

2. Where is Merton's brother during the time Merton is at Friendship House?

3. What sin is Merton most concerned with when he begins to write poetry?

4. What sends Merton into a frustrating "holding pattern"?

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

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