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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. With whom does Merton receive the habit he will wear as a monk?
(a) Bob Lax.
(b) A friend from the university.
(c) Father Edmund.
(d) A Carmelite he met on retreat.

2. What encouraged Merton to take another step toward religion in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) The frescoes he saw in ancient cathedrals.
(b) His friend Andrew at Cambridge.
(c) The death of his father.
(d) Praying for Aunt Maude.

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

4. Who are M. and Mme. Privat?
(a) A Catholic couple with whom Merton boards in Murat.
(b) The caretakers of the Lycee.
(c) The owners of Merton's favorite restaurant.
(d) A couple Merton lives with in St. Antonin.

5. How does Merton describe this book?
(a) It is the biography of his mother.
(b) It is a story about his father.
(c) It is the story of his travels.
(d) It is an autobiography of faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pop do that embarrassed Merton?

2. What does the reader learn about Merton in the epilogue?

3. What does Merton desire just before going to Olean?

4. How did Merton view his childhood?

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

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