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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 does the Baroness tell Merton when he questions his spiritual path and calling?
(a) That he should sell all of his possessions.
(b) To keep writing and pray to God more.
(c) That he is on the wrong path and is making a mistake.
(d) To come with her to France.

2. Who visited Merton in St. Antonin?
(a) His mother.
(b) Pop and Bonnemaman.
(c) His brother.
(d) John Paul and Owen.

3. Why does Merton say he was "truly happy" in England?
(a) Because he has many friends.
(b) Because he is sincerely religious for the first time.
(c) Because he is learning to play cricket.
(d) Because he is living in England.

4. How does Merton describe his fellow students in France?
(a) They are extremely poor.
(b) The are vulgar, mean, and pitiless.
(c) They are cultured and refined.
(d) They are socially inferior.

5. What does Merton like about France?
(a) The weather.
(b) The school he attended there.
(c) Its museums.
(d) Its beauty and its simple people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the last things mentioned in Chapter 4 of Part 1?

2. What did Merton and his friends grow in Olean?

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

4. What were growing interests for Merton in Olean?

5. What does Merton think of Father Edmund's recommendation to apply to the order in August of 1940?

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