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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, Meditatio Pauperis in Solitudine.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does John Paul die?
(a) In a hospital in Canada.
(b) At Gethsemani.
(c) On a train in France.
(d) In a plane crash in the North Sea.

3. What did Pop allow the 15-year-old Merton to do that really impressed him?
(a) He allowed him to visit his father alone.
(b) He allowed him to drive his car.
(c) Pop allowed the 15-year-old Merton to smoke a cigarette.
(d) He allowed him to enjoy luxury travel.

4. How does Merton describe his parents?
(a) They were uncaring people who left him with strangers.
(b) They were focused on wealth and social status.
(c) They disliked one another and planned to divorce.
(d) They were independent and free of small prejudices.

5. When does John Paul die?
(a) September, 1941.
(b) December, 1940.
(c) June, 1944.
(d) April, 1943.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merton always yearn for throughout the book?

2. When did Merton first talk with Father Edmund about becoming a priest?

3. What words best describe Merton at the university?

4. When was Merton's brother born?

5. What do Ed Rice and Bob Lax work on in Olean?

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